Re: DWIM "git checkout frotz" to "git checkout -b frotz origin/frotz"

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Jun 6, 2010, 16:18 UTC
Message-ID: <20100606161805.GA6239@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikE5BPD_DDqwEvPGxsMAIQCulpVwRKaCSnULcoP@mail.gmail.com>

On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 04:03:30PM +0200, Sverre Rabbelier wrote:

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> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 15:58, Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at> wrote:
> > Well, I just noticed this by accident, it is not documented
> > anywhere, and you cannot expected me to know everything that is
> > going on on the list. Should I not offer my opinion because of
> > that?
> 
> No, I just meant that because you are late to the party you should
> first read the original thread, and then perhaps summarize it, like
> you have done below.

Moreover, the burden for arguing against it is a little higher. It is no longer "I think this is a bad idea" but "I think this is a bad idea, and it is so bad that it is worth changing behavior that users may have become accustomed to".

> > Well, I also think it is a bad idea, and I am not surprised to find
> > users confused by it.
> 
> I think it was an idea from the last mentor summit, Peff?

No, I complained about it at the mentor summit, but the idea predates it. I think all of the relevant discussion is on the list.

-Peff