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Re: [PATCH] update README and #include in git.txt

From
Petr Baudis <pasky@ucw.cz>
Date
May 13, 2005, 22:57 UTC
Message-ID
<20050513225757.GH32232@pasky.ji.cz>
In-Reply-To
<42852A44.7010806@dgreaves.com>

Dear diary, on Sat, May 14, 2005 at 12:29:24AM CEST, I got a letter where David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com> told me that...

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> >>Index: README
> >>===================================================================
> >>--- 3c79088f1832d78012ccdb63e5da1ab88fcf408e/README  (mode:100644)
> >>+++ e0e578bb02a7d8db1c105fddf5b5168ad0c79088/README  (mode:100644)
> >>@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
> >>+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> >>+	GIT - the stupid content tracker
> >>
> >>
> >>-
> >>-	GIT - the stupid content tracker
> >>+Note that this README is written in asciidoc format and is #include'd
> >>+in the git.txt docs
> >>
> >>
> >>+The rest of this README is #included in the git.txt file
> >>+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> >> "git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
> >>
> >>  - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >I'd probably prefer this being much less prominent. Can it be rather at
> >the bottom of the file?
> >  
> >
> If you mean the header in the ///'s?
> yes - but I wanted editors to realise it is asciidoc so kept it at the top.

But it's called README, not EDITME. And I think it's cluttering for the readers.

> >You're reintroducing the "typos" fixed before, apparently.
> >  
> >
> I didn't notice the i.e. vs ie - I'm not that bothered ;)

But there were other typo fixes there and the big reindenting won't show up any further changes to the text. I don't want to lose them so I'm concerned now.

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