How are you going to ensure that none of the changes that were already
merged on REL1_24 branch will be lost, and that none of the changes merged
on master that weren't meant for 1.24 will be included, and that all of
the changes merged on master will still be kept on master after the new
branch point?
I don't think trying to do this is worth the hassle for you, the
inevitable awful mess it will produce in Gerrit, and the annoyance for
everyone else. The two release calendars weren't synchronised and this
isn't the best situation, but I suggest we roll with it nevertheless. On
the plus side, now we'll have a lot more time to backport necessary
changes to REL1_24.
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Bartosz Dziewoński