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		Johngibb on Oct 22, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Git 1.8.0 Deprecated, but not removed yet. It "may be removed in a relatively distant future"

cmn on Oct 22, 2012 [–]

This is what deprecated means. You can't just remove an API that's existed for years and scripts may depend on without giving them time to adapt. This shows a warning when it's used so it's clear which scripts should be changed.

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