documentcloud/backbone — pull request #1570 by therabidbanana (2012-08-21 17:19:18+00:00)
Title: History.start shouldn't convert to fragment if silent

History.start({silent: true, pushState: true}) in non-pushState browsers should probably not cause a redirect, since the {silent: true} implies I do not want backbone to act on the initial route.

Is there any reason why this might not be the case?