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Re: [PATCH] Fix git_config_set() for mean cases

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Randal L. Schwartz <merlyn@stonehenge.com>
Date
Nov 17, 2005, 01:40 UTC
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>>>>> "Johannes" == Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
Johannes> Besides, the character is there, so why not use it? ;-)

It reminds me of when people typed "l" instead of "1" because typewriters didn't have a "1".

In that manner, it's just plain wrong.
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Message 5 of 7 in “Fix git_config_set() for mean cases”
  1. Fix git_config_set() for mean casesJohannes Schindelin, Nov 16, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 16, 2005
  3. H. Peter AnvinNov 16, 2005
  4. Johannes SchindelinNov 16, 2005
  5. Randal L. SchwartzNov 17, 2005
  6. Matthias UrlichsNov 16, 2005
  7. Johannes SchindelinNov 17, 2005

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