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Re: Patch that modifies git usage message

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Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
Date
May 1, 2015, 18:01 UTC
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On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 1:49 PM, Alangi Derick <alangiderick@gmail.com> wrote:
> So in essence what you are saying is that i should instead change
> error messages to lower case.

No, I'm not saying that you _should_ do anything. I am saying merely that if you were to submit such a patch for the sake of improving consistency, you might have an easier time convincing people that your patch is worthwhile if you follow the current trend (which is to make error messages lowercase).

However, I'm also saying that such a patch may encounter resistance if it is perceived as mere "noise", as explained by the CodingGuidelines blurb which I cited.

> And also i have seen an idea i want to work on from
> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/SmallProjectsIdeas
> I want to work on this and will submit a patch as soon as i am done.
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  1. Alangi DerickMay 1, 2015
  2. Stefan BellerMay 1, 2015
  3. Alangi DerickMay 1, 2015
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2015
  5. Alangi DerickMay 1, 2015
  6. Stefan BellerMay 1, 2015
  7. Eric SunshineMay 1, 2015
  8. Alangi DerickMay 1, 2015
  9. Eric SunshineMay 1, 2015
  10. Stefan BellerMay 1, 2015

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