Re: Problem: git Notes not discoverable (+proposed solutions)

> sideshowbarker <mike@w3.org> writes:
> 
> > ## Problem description
> >
> > When a project has added git Notes for its commits, git by default doesn’t
> > automatically fetch the Notes; so, the Notes aren’t automatically discoverable
> > to contributors who are using “git log” to read the project commit logs — and
> > especially not discoverable to new contributors, or “casual” users of the logs.
> >
> > A user will see the Notes only if they _already_ know what git Notes are, and
> > know that the project uses Notes, and the user knows how to get them.
> >
> > But the reality is: most users do not even know what git Notes are, and don’t
> > know how to get them if they exist. So most people end up never seeing them.
> 
> And even if they did, they wouldn't know how to use them, so not
> much is lost here.
> 
> Quite honestly, a project that uses notes in such a way that it is
> essential to understand/utilize the history should reexamine its use
> of notes and try to see if they can make its commits more useful
> without relying on notes, I would think.