Re: [development] Is DRUPAL-5 branch necessary for module?

andrew morton wrote:

Yeah, but then if you've put in lots of fixes on the DRUPAL-5 branch you'll have to pull them up to HEAD before you start working on updating your module for Drupal 6. And it's usually a little while before a Drupal 5 compatible module stops working with the next version. It's not really not a huge issue but it is an annoyance.

When it's time to start working on version 6, couldn't I just check out the most recent DRUPAL-5, then import it as the starting point for the new version?