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Re: [PATCH v2] request-pull: capitalise "Git" to make it a proper noun

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 3, 2017, 00:34 UTC
Message-ID
<20171003003407.GW19555@aiede.mtv.corp.google.com>
In-Reply-To
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Ann T Ropea wrote:
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> Of the many ways to spell the three-letter word, the variant "Git"
> should be used when referring to a repository in a description; or, in
> general, when it is used as a proper noun.
>
> We thus change the pull-request template message so that it reads
>
>    "...in the Git repository at:"
>
> Besides, this brings us in line with the documentation, see
> Documentation/howto/using-signed-tag-in-pull-request.txt
>
> Signed-off-by: Ann T Ropea <bedhanger@gmx.de>
> Acked-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
> ---
> v2: rename patch, correct Signed-off-by line, add Acked-by line
>  git-request-pull.sh     | 2 +-
>  t/t5150-request-pull.sh | 4 ++--
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Thanks for the quick turnaround.

Sincerely, Jonathan

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  1. PR msg: capitalise "Git" to make it a proper nounBedhanger, Oct 2, 2017
  2. Jonathan NiederOct 2, 2017
  3. Ann T RopeaOct 3, 2017
  4. Jonathan NiederOct 3, 2017
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