a later 'git log' gives an indication of which actual patches were
merged even when they don't appear early in the list.
-* master and release branches should not be rewound, i.e., should always
- fast-forward, except maybe for privacy issues. The maint branch should not
- be rewound except maybe after retiring a release branch or a new stable
- release. For next, and for feature branches, the announcement for the
- branch should document rewinding policy.
+* The 'master' and 'maint' branches should not be rewound, i.e., should
+ always fast-forward, except maybe for privacy issues. For 'next' (if
+ that will ever be implemented), and for feature branches, the announcement
+ for the branch should document rewinding policy.
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