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Re: [PATCH 1/2] format-patch: Add a signature option (--signature)

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jun 16, 2010, 20:55 UTC
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Stephen Boyd <bebarino@gmail.com> writes:
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> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Theodore Tso <tytso@MIT.EDU> writes:
>>
>>> I don't know how important people will feel this to be, but I've occasionally
>>> found it interesting to see how many people are using various different
>>> versions of git in a particular development community, and having the
>>> version in the signature is a useful gauge on that.
>>
>> The original motivation of the version signature was exactly that ;-).
> ...
> The real question is how useful is it to have the version number
> there? There are other ways to gauge the version usage and it's opt-in
> so you'll still get some version number coverage.

I sent the previous message without finishing that sentence. I personally have been feeling that the version number there outlived its usefulness for quite some time.

If others (like Ted) find it useful/amusing/interesting, we may want to keep the default and make sure it is not too easy to customize it away, and I think what your patch does is fine.

Thanks.
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  1. 1/2 format-patch: Add a signature option (--signature)Stephen Boyd, Jun 15, 2010
  2. 2/2 completion: Add --signoff and format.signoffStephen Boyd, Jun 15, 2010
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 15, 2010
  4. Stephen BoydJun 16, 2010
  5. 1/2 format-patch: Add a signature option (--signature)Stephen Boyd, Jun 16, 2010
  6. 2/2 completion: Add --signature and format.signatureStephen Boyd, Jun 16, 2010
  7. Theodore TsoJun 16, 2010
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 16, 2010
  9. Stephen BoydJun 16, 2010
  10. Junio C HamanoJun 16, 2010

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