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Subject: Remove PHP-x.y.* git branches
From: vorismi3@fjfi.cvut.cz (=?UTF-8?Q?Michael_Vo=C5=99=C3=AD=C5=A1ek_-_=C4=8CVUT_FJFI?=)

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Hello everyone, 

I am the author of https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/10007 proposal
and I would ask you for the green light to do so. 

There are two kinds of unusefull branches: 

a) the PHP-x-y-* branches - I would restrict the removal of branches
that HEAD commit matches git tag HEAD-1 commit 

In theory the branches can be used somewhere, but they are pointless as
git tag HEAD-1 is a 1:1 replacement. 

No data will/can be lost (and in theory, such branches can be restored
anytime locally). 

b) the 10+ years old branches as mentioned in
https://externals.io/message/102982 

I do not expect these branches to be used anywhere. 

If 20 years old contribution is expected to be finished, the author
should have a local git/svn copy and open regular PR for it :) 

Can we collectively agree? 

With kind regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / S přátelským pozdravem,

Michael Voříšek
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