From: Alex Riesen Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:43:09 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-fetch should not strip off ".git" extension Message-ID: <81b0412b0810211543p6cb8c4ej49fb7fe70c3e2917@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7vd4htwp6v.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org> 2008/10/22 Junio C Hamano : > "Alex Riesen" writes: >> >> FWIW, I support Leo on that. The "established" behavior is stupid. > > I am not inclined to respond to such an emotional argument. On the other > hand, it is fair to say that the existing behaviour is established, > because it is backed by a long history, which you can objectively verify. I found it illogical (well, stupid) and inconvinient > *1* It would be a different matter if the patch at the same time removed > the fetch/clone DWIMmery. At least such a patch would be internally self > consistent. Good idea.