From e9eec15aecc1b06ce5359015428013d621e3f479 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tim Bishop <tim@bishnet.net>
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 14:47:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add note on merge commits.

---
 www/git.xhtml | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/www/git.xhtml b/www/git.xhtml
index 2fc8a8a..448db0f 100644
--- a/www/git.xhtml
+++ b/www/git.xhtml
@@ -116,6 +116,15 @@ git clone ssh://git@git.i-scream.org/libstatgrab
               specifically working with a developer on an issue
               already.
             </li>
+            <li>
+              Gratuitous merge commits should be avoided, particularly
+              when merging development branches to <code>master</code>.
+              They don't offer much in the way of useful information
+              and make operations like bisect harder. In particular,
+              if you pull changes to your local repository and end up
+              with a merge commit you should use rebase to get rid of
+              it before pushing.
+            </li>
           </ol>
         </div>
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