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@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ As a given feature goes from experimental to stable, it also
There is a fourth official branch that is used slightly differently:
-* 'pu' (proposed updates) is an integration branch for things that are
- not quite ready for inclusion yet (see "Integration Branches"
- below).
+* 'seen' (patches seen by the maintainer) is an integration branch for
+ things that are not quite ready for inclusion yet (see "Integration
+ Branches" below).
Each of the four branches is usually a direct descendant of the one
above it.
Conceptually, the feature enters at an unstable branch (usually 'next'
-or 'pu'), and "graduates" to 'master' for the next release once it is
+or 'seen'), and "graduates" to 'master' for the next release once it is
considered stable enough.
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ If you make it (very) clear that this branch is going to be deleted
right after the testing, you can even publish this branch, for example
to give the testers a chance to work with it, or other developers a
chance to see if their in-progress work will be compatible. `git.git`
-has such an official throw-away integration branch called 'pu'.
+has such an official throw-away integration branch called 'seen'.
Branch management for a release
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ This will not happen if the content of the branches was verified as
described in the previous section.
-Branch management for next and pu after a feature release
+Branch management for next and seen after a feature release
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After a feature release, the integration branch 'next' may optionally be
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ so.
If you do this, then you should make a public announcement indicating
that 'next' was rewound and rebuilt.
-The same rewind and rebuild process may be followed for 'pu'. A public
-announcement is not necessary since 'pu' is a throw-away branch, as
+The same rewind and rebuild process may be followed for 'seen'. A public
+announcement is not necessary since 'seen' is a throw-away branch, as
described above.