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Re: denying branch creation in a shared repository

From
Howard Miller <howard@e-learndesign.co.uk>
Date
Oct 19, 2009, 13:12 UTC
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<26ae428a0910190612y314c435gf0fd55b87e130489@mail.gmail.com>
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> Many of us get lots[1] of mail per day, and have no time nor will to
> scroll around in the message reading long (untrimmed) quoted parts
> that are out of order, let alone click around in the corresponding
> thread to remember the context.  If you want your mail to be read, you
> should take some time to make it *easy* to read on its own.
>

I forgot and I apologise unreservedly. I am in a similar position on other projects although we use web forums which makes it easier. I certainly don't want to get into that argument though. I struggle a great deal to be nice to people who haven't made any kind of effort to even ask a sensible question so I do understand. The challenge is to think someone is stupid yet to manage a polite, constructive and non-arrogant reply (or just say nothing if you can't). At least web forums have emoticons - a smiley fixes everything!!

Gentlemen... keep up the good work. Even an idiot like me thinks that git is a fantastic project. It has saved me hours of pain and effort.

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Message 12 of 12 in “denying branch creation in a shared repository”
  1. Mohit AronOct 19, 2009
  2. Sitaram ChamartyOct 19, 2009
  3. Mohit AronOct 19, 2009
  4. Sitaram ChamartyOct 20, 2009
  5. Björn SteinbrinkOct 19, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinOct 19, 2009
  7. Howard MillerOct 19, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinOct 19, 2009
  9. Howard MillerOct 19, 2009
  10. Howard MillerOct 19, 2009
  11. Thomas RastOct 19, 2009
  12. Howard MillerOct 19, 2009

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