Re: Standardization of messages - dot after the sentence

From: Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date: Sep 9, 2015, 07:41 UTC
Message-ID: <55EFE28E.1060601@drmicha.warpmail.net>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqh9n493q3.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

Junio C Hamano venit, vidit, dixit 08.09.2015 20:16:

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> Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net> writes:
> 
>> sigo venit, vidit, dixit 05.09.2015 14:22:
>>> I've found really "little bug" with dots in the git output.
>>>
>>> $ git push
>>> Everything up-to-date
>>>
>>> git pull
>>> Already up-to-date.
>>>
>>> Could all phrases contain dots? :)
>>>
>>
>> In this case, also both messages mean the same but are phrased
>> differently, which is suboptimal in more than one way.
> 
> I do not particularly care between these two commands, but I think
> "git pull" says the same "Already up-to-date" in two situations that
> are two quite different ones.  That ambiguity bothers me a lot more.

I think both are bad in the same way:

If a user sees two different messages she rightfully assumes there is a difference. If she sees two same messages she righfully assumes there is no difference.

Besides: l10n...

Michael