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Re: [1.8.0] use 'stage' term consistently

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Mark Lodato <lodatom@gmail.com>
Date
May 19, 2012, 00:50 UTC
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On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
> the
> shipping/logistics term "to stage" does not cleanly translate to the
> language without unnecessary connotation that imply what is described is
> something the our "index" actually is _not_.

I agree with Felipe that "staging" is the most appropriate term for "adding to the index" in git. As a native English speaker, I have never thought of "to stage" as relating to shipping in any way. To me, by far the most common usage is in real estate. The seller of a home "stages" it by setting up furniture and decorations to make the home as appealing to prospective buyers as possible. Just search on Google for "home staging" and you will get plenty of hits. This usage clearly originates from theater but can be found in other contexts as well.

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  1. Felipe ContrerasMay 5, 2012
  2. Philip OakleyMay 5, 2012
  3. Felipe ContrerasMay 5, 2012
  4. Philip OakleyMay 5, 2012
  5. Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-SzmekMay 6, 2012
  6. Jakub NarebskiMay 6, 2012
  7. Matthieu MoyMay 6, 2012
  8. Felipe ContrerasMay 6, 2012
  9. Jakub NarebskiMay 6, 2012
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2012
  11. Felipe ContrerasMay 6, 2012
  12. Matthieu MoyMay 6, 2012
  13. Felipe ContrerasMay 6, 2012
  14. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 6, 2012
  15. Junio C HamanoMay 7, 2012
  16. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 7, 2012
  17. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2012
  18. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonMay 8, 2012
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 8, 2012
  20. Felipe ContrerasMay 9, 2012
  21. Matthieu MoyMay 9, 2012
  22. Mark LodatoMay 19, 2012
  23. Jonathan NiederMay 19, 2012
  24. Jonathan NiederMay 19, 2012
  25. Felipe ContrerasMay 20, 2012
  26. Jonathan NiederMay 20, 2012
  27. Philip OakleyMay 19, 2012
  28. Felipe ContrerasMay 20, 2012
  29. Jonathan NiederMay 20, 2012
  30. Junio C HamanoMay 20, 2012
  31. Felipe ContrerasMay 21, 2012
  32. Jonathan NiederMay 21, 2012
  33. Thiago FarinaMay 18, 2012
  34. Sebastien DoucheMay 8, 2012

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