the 7.8/7.9 split? didn't that in a way already happen? i mean on what is mast working if not 7.9? and now that we pretty much defacto end up using git (is there still anyone with objections against using git?) what more is there to do besides opening a branch and naming it 7.9? (pikefarm may need some adjustment, but that should be it)
greetings, martin.