[oe] release-2010.12 branch ready for testing

[Philip Balister]

On 11/19/2010 06:44 AM, Martin Jansa wrote:
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> I think that short-lived branch is better, because every testing branch
> had few easy-to-fix issues which were fixed almost immediately in .dev
> after testing branched and it would be hard to choose which branch was best.
>
> But tag from any testing branch + first few quick fixes would be almost as
> good as based on any other testing branch.
>
> And I also agree with Phil that this short lived branch should be
> removed when the tag is created (to show that it's final state without
> maintainance).

I also think a *short lived* branch is a good route to try. I've been 
thinking about how the git history looks of a tag after you delete the 
branch leading up to it.

For emphasis, the short lived branch will not be used to maintain the tag.

Philip