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Aw: Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'

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Thomas Ackermann <th.acker@arcor.de>
Date
Jan 22, 2013, 09:44 UTC
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> 
> I think it misses "GIT - the stupid content tracker" in README, but
> probably it is OK (it is not an end-user facing documentation).
> 
I only checked ./Documentation; but this should be changed also.
> I noticed that these two places still use poor-man's small caps
> after this patch.
> 
Thanks.
>  * Documentation/SubmittingPatches:
>  that are being emailed around. Although core GIT is a lot
>
I will change this.
 
>  * Documentation/git-credential.txt:
>  TYPICAL USE OF GIT CREDENTIAL
>
This is to be debated because here all caps is used as "poor man's bold face"
and it would look odd if we write 'TYPICAL USE OF Git CREDENTIAL'?
Show 5 quoted lines
> 
> Not commenting on other 5 patches in the series yet, but if they
> interact with other topics in flight, they may have to be separated
> out. We'll see.
>

Perhaps it would be best to separate this into 2 series: [1/6]+[6/6] and [2/6]-[5/6]?

--- Thomas

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Message 10 of 49 in “Aw: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'”
  1. Thomas AckermannJan 20, 2013
  2. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2013
  3. 0/6 GIT, Git, gitThomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  4. 1/6 Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  5. 2/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  6. Aw: [PATCH v2 0/6] GIT, Git, gitThomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  7. 0/6 GIT, Git, gitThomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  8. 1/6 Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  10. Aw: Re: [PATCH v3 1/6] Change old system name 'GIT' to 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 22, 2013
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  12. 2/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  14. Junio C HamanoJan 22, 2013
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  16. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  17. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  18. 3/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  19. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  20. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  21. David AguilarJan 23, 2013
  22. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  23. Aw: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Jan 23, 2013
  24. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  25. Aw: Re: Aw: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  26. 1/6 fixup! fixup! Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #2Thomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  27. 2/6 fixup! fixup! fixup! Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #1Thomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  28. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  29. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  30. 3/6 fixup! Documentation: avoid poor-man's small capsThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  31. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  32. 4/6 Fix places where 'Git' should be 'gitThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  33. 5/6 Add a description for 'gitfile' to glossaryThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  34. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  35. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  36. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  37. 6/6 Use consistent links for User Manual and Everyday Git; Fix a quoting errorThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  38. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  39. Jonathan NiederFeb 1, 2013
  40. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  41. Aw: Re: [PATCH 6/6] Use consistent links for User Manual and Everyday Git; Fix a quoting errorThomas Ackermann, Feb 1, 2013
  42. Junio C HamanoFeb 1, 2013
  43. 4/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #3Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  44. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  45. 5/6 Change 'git' to 'Git' whenever the whole system is referred to #4Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  46. Junio C HamanoJan 23, 2013
  47. 6/6 Add rule for when to use 'git' and when to use 'Git'Thomas Ackermann, Jan 21, 2013
  48. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013
  49. Junio C HamanoJan 21, 2013

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