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Re: Ort-merge: What does "ort" mean?

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Elijah Newren <newren@gmail.com>
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Feb 24, 2021, 19:27 UTC
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On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 2:17 AM Kerry, Richard <richard.kerry@atos.net> wrote:
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> It's now been quite a few weeks, probably months, since the "ort-merge" work has been going one.

Years, actually. See https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqk1ydkbx0.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com/; you could argue the work started before that or after that point, but it gives a rough estimate of how long work has been ongoing (with several stops and starts along the way).

>  However, I don't think I've ever seen an explanation of what "ort" means.  I know it means "place" in German, but that seems an unlikely usage because git project generally works in English.  I don't know of it as a word in English.  So maybe it's an acronym - ORT.  But what does that mean?
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> So, can someone please say what "ort" means?
Already responded down-thread so I won't repeat here.  :-)
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  1. Kerry, RichardFeb 24, 2021
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonFeb 24, 2021
  3. brian m. carlsonFeb 24, 2021
  4. Elijah NewrenFeb 24, 2021
  5. Eric SunshineFeb 24, 2021
  6. Elijah NewrenFeb 24, 2021

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