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Re: [PATCH 2/2] approxidate: allow ISO-like dates far in the future

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 14, 2014, 08:47 UTC
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<20141114084725.GA16030@peff.net>
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<CA+EOSBn0-ZFOPaeU92a0YWPW_S9kenoRUjJMp-Nhm-azftrEfA@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 06:46:19AM +0100, Elia Pinto wrote:
> > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_and_time_representation_by_country
> > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_date
> 
> Isn't not so good to refer to external resources  in a commit message ?
It is not good to omit any explanation and just include a link, like:
  Fixes the bug reported in http://...

because people who are reading "git log" have to follow that link to even see what you are talking about (and the link might go away, or they might not have access at the time).

It is fine, and even desirable, to summarize the relevant content of a resource and provide a link for people who want to dig further. In this case, I am saying "Wikipedia claims that nobody uses this format" and backing it up with a link to indicate which pages I checked. You do not have to follow the link to know what I am saying, but if you want to dig deeper, you at least know where I left off my research.

Does that make sense?
-Peff
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Message 10 of 11 in “Bug: git log showing nothing when using --since and --until flags with specific dates”
  1. Colin SmithNov 13, 2014
  2. Jeff KingNov 13, 2014
  3. 0/2 approxidate and future ISO-like timesJeff King, Nov 13, 2014
  4. 1/2 pass TIME_DATE_NOW to approxidate future-checkJeff King, Nov 13, 2014
  5. 2/2 approxidate: allow ISO-like dates far in the futureJeff King, Nov 13, 2014
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 13, 2014
  7. Jeff KingNov 13, 2014
  8. Jeff KingNov 13, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoNov 13, 2014
  10. Jeff KingNov 14, 2014
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 14, 2014

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