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diff --git a/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_80__default_backend.mdwn b/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_80__default_backend.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..5b6aa7f98 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/design/assistant/blog/day_80__default_backend.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +I've changed the default backend used by git-annex from SHA256 to SHA256E. +Including the filename extension in the key is known to make repositories +more usable on things like MP3 players, and I've recently learned it also +avoids [[forum/Weird_behavior_with_OS_X_Finder_and_Preview.app]]. + +I thought about only changing the default in repositories set up by the +assistant, but it seemed simpler to change the main default. The old +backend is really only better if you might have multiple copies of files +with the same content that have different extensions. + +Fixed the socket leak in pairing that eluded me earlier. + +I've made a new [[polls]] page, and posted a poll: +[[polls/prioritizing_special_remotes]] |