branch proposal (was: Re: Bug Fix vs. Development Branch)

[Ben Pfaff]

OK, how about this then:

        - The "master" branch we are currently using remains the
          primary development branch.  Anything that introduces a
          new feature is committed to this branch.

        - We create a new branch, tentatively named "stable", and
          initially branched away from where "master" is now.
          Anything that fixes a bug is committed to this branch.

        - Periodically, as necessary, we merge the stable branch
          into the master branch, so that the master branch also
          receives bug fixes.

Comments?
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Ben Pfaff 
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