Channels in the README

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Nov 17, 2020, 1:42 PM
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Dependencies

  • [2] SXEYMYF7 Fixing the bad changes in history (unfortunately, by rebooting).
  • [3] BAUL3WR2 Format, versions, README

Change contents

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    However, channels are different from Git branches, and do not serve the same purpose. In Pijul, **independent changes commute**, which makes **branches useless**.
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    Formally, a channel is a pointer to a set of changes (the *state* of a channel is a set of changes).
    However, channels are different from Git branches, and do not serve the same purpose. In Pijul, **independent changes commute**, which means that in many cases where branches are used in Git, there is no need to create a channel in Pijul.