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Re: 'next' will be rewound shortly

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 28, 2008, 00:05 UTC
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Miklos Vajna <vmiklos@frugalware.org> writes:
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> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 02:28:29PM -0700, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
>> Following git tradition, manpage came after the command's behaviour has
>> been long established.  It will be a behaviour change, and it is open to
>> debate if the new behaviour is better or if the proposed change of
>> behaviour hurts existing users.
>
> If my opinion counts, I like the current ("prepend") one,...

Well, I do not think you are alone --- otherwise the original behaviour would not be such ;-)

In any case, what is more important is that the proposed change is a change in behaviour and the burden of proof that it does not hurt people's existing scripts is on the party that wants to change it.

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Message 11 of 15 in “[ANNOUNCE] GIT 1.5.6”
  1. Junio C HamanoJun 18, 2008
  2. A note from the maintainerJunio C Hamano, Jun 19, 2008
  3. 'next' will be rewound shortlyJunio C Hamano, Jun 19, 2008
  4. Stephan BeyerJun 27, 2008
  5. Miklos VajnaJun 27, 2008
  6. Stephan BeyerJun 27, 2008
  7. Miklos VajnaJun 27, 2008
  8. Junio C HamanoJun 27, 2008
  9. Miklos VajnaJun 27, 2008
  10. Stephan BeyerJun 27, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2008
  12. A note from the maintainerJunio C Hamano, Jul 14, 2008
  13. Steffen ProhaskaJun 22, 2008
  14. [ANNOUNCE] GIT 1.5.6.1Junio C Hamano, Jun 26, 2008
  15. Steffen ProhaskaJul 1, 2008

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