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Re: [PATCH v2] send-email: add --confirm option

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Mar 2, 2009, 10:35 UTC
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<94a0d4530903020235n28baf0c8m5a9fdf01edfc85ec@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> We are taking that route for 1.7.0 to warn very loudly about pushing into
> the currently checked-out branch in 1.6.2 and onwards.  We may now find
> out that people hate a loud deprecation period.  Then what?

The problem is not the 'loud deprecation period' it's the deprecation itself. You cannot avoid deprecation, so you cannot avoid users complaining, but you can avoid surprises, and that's what the 'loud deprecation period' is for.

The 'loud deprecation period' allows users to find out *earlier* so that they can comment on the issue. If a huge amount of users complain, maybe the deprecation should not proceed, or maybe someone comes up with a plan B. Sill, some people would not be happy, but at least their voice would have been heard.

Sure, it doesn't matter how it's handled, some people will still not be happy...
-- 
Felipe Contreras
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Message 10 of 22 in “send-email: add --confirm option”
  1. send-email: add --confirm optionJay Soffian, Mar 1, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoMar 1, 2009
  3. Jay SoffianMar 1, 2009
  4. send-email: add --confirm optionJay Soffian, Mar 1, 2009
  5. Paul GortmakerMar 1, 2009
  6. Jay SoffianMar 1, 2009
  7. Nanako ShiraishiMar 2, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2009
  9. Nanako ShiraishiMar 2, 2009
  10. Felipe ContrerasMar 2, 2009
  11. Jay SoffianMar 2, 2009
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2009
  13. Jay SoffianMar 2, 2009
  14. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2009
  15. send-email: add --confirm option and configuration settingJay Soffian, Mar 3, 2009
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2009
  17. Nanako ShiraishiMar 3, 2009
  18. Bert WesargMar 3, 2009
  19. Jay SoffianMar 3, 2009
  20. Junio C HamanoMar 3, 2009
  21. Bert WesargMar 3, 2009
  22. Jay SoffianMar 3, 2009

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