Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins

From: Al Viro <viro@hera.kernel.org>
Date: Aug 26, 2008, 18:55 UTC
Message-ID: <20080826185548.GA7559@hera.kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0808261114070.3363@nehalem.linux-foundation.org>

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 11:19:28AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:

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> but the FACT is that git-1.6.0 can work either way. So the people who 
> complain about having lost git-xyzzy are the ones that are being stupid. 
> 
> At least the ones who complained about "git-<tab><tab>" being scary had a 
> _point_.

Well, to be fair, "man git-add for git add is rather unconventional" is a valid point...

FWIW, personally I couldn't care less as long as manpages *are* there and we do not end up with something like "oh, just use info / html / some other weird crap; manpages are not suitable(tm), dontcha know"

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