How do the branches and tags work?

[jcbhmr]

question from a niave outsider:

• why is the v3 branch the default branch?
• whats the master branch doing when v3 is the default branch?
• why is master branch 160 commits behind v3?
• which branch should i target for prs?

[ronaldtse]

The "version" in the branch name indicate the "version of the fontist formula schema".

i.e. all formulas in "v3" branch are using the formula v3 schema.

• why is the v3 branch the default branch?

The current version of Fontist uses the formula v3 schema.

• whats the master branch doing when v3 is the default branch?

The master branch is used by the oldest version of the Fontist formula schema.

• why is master branch 160 commits behind v3?

As prior.

• which branch should i target for prs?

"v3" is the latest one.

The older versions are no longer updated and only kept for backwards compatibility.

[ronaldtse]

@alexeymorozov any further comments? Thanks!

[jcbhmr]

thanks! you answered my questions ❤️