Re: [PATCH v2 02/14] pull: improve default warning

> > I could do some mail archeology if you want, but this issue starts to
> > be mentioned at least since 2010, and virtually everyone (except one
> > person) agreed the default must change, even Linus Torvalds. Reading
> > back what Linus said [5], it's something very, *very* close to what
> > I'm proposing (I would argue my proposal is better).
> >
> > So you let me know. Do you want me to dig a decade of discussions and
> > coalesce those conclusions into a summary so we can decide how to
> > proceed? Or should I drop the plan? Only that if we drop it, I
> > *guarantee* we will discuss it yet again years later.
> >
> > Moreover, this is the reason why I split the series in 3. Even if you
> > decide you don't want to change the default, part I of the series can
> > still be merged *today*, and everyone would benefit.
>
> Have I missed some subtlety here?  This whole email appears to me to
> be arguing against a strawman.  Reading Junio's other emails in this
> thread[1][2], it's pretty clear he thinks the current behavior is
> buggy and suggests how it should be changed.  From what I can tell,
> you appear to be arguing against doing nothing and against only
> accepting perfection, neither of which were positions I saw anyone
> take.  In fact, the positions you argue for at length appear to
> exactly match the ones he took[1][2].  What am I missing?