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    75 Every overwrite is a forced operation where the operator says "Yes I want this to
    75 Every overwrite is a forced operation where the operator says "Yes I want this to
    76 replace that. In highly distributed environments, a user may end up with conflicting
    76 replace that. In highly distributed environments, a user may end up with conflicting
    77 references and no proper way to choose.
    77 references and no proper way to choose.
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    79 XXX for the above paragraph link to "unstable issue"
       
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    79 Because of this way to visualize a repository, git-branches are a core
    81 Because of this way to visualize a repository, git-branches are a core
    80 part of git, which makes the user interface more complicated and
    82 part of git, which makes the user interface more complicated and
    81 constrains moving through history.
    83 constrains moving through history.
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    83 Finally, even if all older changesets still exist in the repository, accesing them
    85 Finally, even if all older changesets still exist in the repository, accesing them
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    92 As None of the concepts was powerful enough to fulfill the need of safely
    94 As None of the concepts was powerful enough to fulfill the need of safely
    93 rewriting history, including easy sharing and collaborating on mutable history,
    95 rewriting history, including easy sharing and collaborating on mutable history,
    94 we needed another one. 
    96 we needed another one.
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    96 Basic concept
    98 Basic concept
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