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diff --git a/NOTES.git-debrebase b/NOTES.git-debrebase
index 4d7cf20f..6a731f19 100644
--- a/NOTES.git-debrebase
+++ b/NOTES.git-debrebase
@@ -174,6 +174,47 @@ so that the overall result will be series of pseudomerges.
 
 ========================================
 
+So, pm handling specifics:
+
+strategy is to avoid making needless pseudomerges
+pseudomerges that exist will be preserved
+(by being included in will-overwrite)
+
+This is good because the presence of a pseudomerge means we know we
+want to keep it; and that allows explicit control over history detail
+level.
+
+It does mean we must avoid making the pseudomerges unnecessarily.
+They should be made just before (ideally, part of) dgit push.
+
+1. git-debrebase [-i etc.]
+
+     should:
+        check for will-overwrite
+        if is already a will-overwrite, fine, do no more
+        if not:
+
+        check our origin branch exists and we are ff from it
+        if not fail
+
+        check our other might-be-pushed to branches
+        check we are ff from them
+        if not fail
+
+        set will-overwrite to something which is ff from
+          all above branches
+
+        we use our tip, as discussed above
+        (optionally, can use some other commit which is ff
+         from all of the above, eg one of them)
+
+2. git-debrebase stitch
+
+    makes pseudomerge with will-overwrite
+    deletes will-overwrite
+
+========================================
+
 import from gbp
 
 [ all this is done now:
@@ -202,3 +243,6 @@ ideally, would make pseudomerge over dgit view
 would need to check that dgit view is actually dgit view of
   ond of our ancestors
 failing that first push will need --overwrite
+
+should this be called import or gbp2debrebase as it is now ?
+gbp uses "import" oddly but I'm tempted to use it normally here.