Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins
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- Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx>
- Date
- Aug 28, 2008, 16:10 UTC
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- <20080828161040.GH18340@parisc-linux.org>
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On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 05:34:43PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Russell King wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 06:17:05PM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > > We didn't know the conversation was going on. Why should we? We only > > > use the tool, not develop it. I'm also not on the mailing lists for > > > mutt, vim, gcc, binutils, openssh, grep, xchat, mozilla, gnome, xpdf or > > > any of the dozens of other programs I use on a daily basis. > > > > Well said Matthew, as a git _user_ I completely agree. > > So are you effectively saying that we should have asked on all the mailing > list of existing and potential Git users to ask their opinions?
No. I'm effectively saying that *you shouldn't break backwards compatibility*. Ever. It only annoys people.
Including: - The maintainer who has to listen to all this whining - Everyone who gets this thread cc'd in their inbox - People who hadn't been informed of the new way of doing things - People who thought they'd got their own way and now have to suffer the 'silent majority' speaking up. - Linus
-- Matthew Wilcox Intel Open Source Technology Centre "Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this operating system, but compare it to ours. We can't possibly take such a retrograde step."