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Re: file mode

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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 13, 2011, 21:18 UTC
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On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 15:58, Michael Witten <mfwitten@gmail.com> wrote:
> Firstly: My response shows that there are abundant answers, which is a
> nicer answer to receive than no answer at all.

I think having answers like yours is much worse than having no answer at all. I happen to know how git handles the storage of file permissions, but like Jeff I couldn't find anything useful either with some quick searching around.

But it's very useful that the list have a friendly atmosphere where people of different technical capability, or those that haven't found the right terms to feed into a search engine can ask questions without getting back an answer which at least to me seems very snarky.

There's a tendency in a lot of mailing list to accumulate a self-congratulating air from regulars "in the know" where people asking questions aren't made to feel welcome. Let's try to not become one of those lists.

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Message 7 of 9 in “file mode”
  1. Peter KleiwegJun 12, 2011
  2. Michael WittenJun 12, 2011
  3. Jeff KingJun 13, 2011
  4. Dirk SüsserottJun 13, 2011
  5. Michael WittenJun 13, 2011
  6. Michael WittenJun 13, 2011
  7. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 13, 2011
  8. Michael WittenJun 14, 2011
  9. Peter KleiwegJun 13, 2011

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