From the second link: > since you most not rebase other peoples work, that means that you must > never pull into a branch that isn't already in good shape

From the second link: > since you most not rebase other peoples work, that means that you must > never pull into a branch that isn't already in good shape. Because after > you've done a merge, you can no longer rebase you[r] commits. > Notice? Doing a "git pull" ends up being a synchronization point.