From: Junio C Hamano Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:49:42 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] defaults for where to merge from (take 3) Message-ID: <7vlkigmeqh.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> In-Reply-To: <81b0412b0703010242t36cea2fdr676c1adb799c8077@mail.gmail.com> "Alex Riesen" 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.