From: Junio C Hamano Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:05:52 GMT Subject: Re: 'next' will be rewound shortly Message-ID: <7vd4m2mnj3.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20080627213605.GD2058@genesis.frugalware.org> Miklos Vajna writes: > On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 02:28:29PM -0700, Junio C Hamano 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.