Re: [PATCH] defaults for where to merge from (take 3)

From: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date: Mar 2, 2007, 04:49 UTC
Message-ID: <7vlkigmeqh.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To: <81b0412b0703010242t36cea2fdr676c1adb799c8077@mail.gmail.com>

"Alex Riesen" <raa.lkml@gmail.com> writes:

> The oldtimers will have no problems changing the default,
> and the option is properly documented in the patch.

"Old-timers will have no problems" is not a good enough justification to change the default. You need to justify _why_ it is _they_ who needs to do the extra configuration.

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