From: D. Ben Knoble Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 15:36:10 GMT Subject: RE: [PATCH 5/5] remote: announce removal of "branches/" and "remotes/" Message-ID: <0F4D68EB-27F9-4638-98CD-02515969D677@gmail.com> > +As our documentation mentions, these directories are not to be found in modern > +repositories at all and most users aren't even aware of these mechanisms. They > +have been deprecated for almost 20 years and 14 years respectively, and I am > +not aware of any reason why anybody would want to use these mechanisms. > +Furthermore, the ".git/branches/" directory is noadays misleadingly named and > +may cause confusion as "branches" are almost exclusively used in the context of > +references. s/noadays/nowadays Is the first-person intended? "I am not aware" reads like editorial that doesn't match with the rest of the document (either "we" or technical-passive voice). (PS hopefully my mail client will get this to the right place) -- D. Ben Knoble