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Subject: Re: Please don't use revision numbers on commit messages
	(and	elsewhere).
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> From: Lennart Borgman <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 23:36:07 +0200
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> > So, if you wish to refer to another revision on the commit message (or
> > anywhere else) please use the revision id, which is unique for every
> > commit.
> 
> Why not both rev number and rev id?

Why not the whole DAG, dammit?