From: Richard Kerry Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:31:13 GMT Subject: RE: [PATCH] clone, progress: add --no-turtle-speed option to abort slow clones Message-ID: In-Reply-To: > -----Original Message----- > From: brian m. carlson > Sent: 06 March 2026 23:30 > To: Mike Banon > Cc: git@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH] clone, progress: add --no-turtle-speed option to abort slow > clones > I also think that the word "turtle" in this context might be poorly understood by > people who are not native English speakers. I agree that turtles are typically > thought of as slow creatures, but they may epitomize other traits in other > languages or cultures (such as wisdom or > longevity[0]) that might not bring to mind slowness. I believe American usage tends to lose the distinction between turtle, tortoise and terrapin, where British (and other?) usage distinguishes them. I think tortoises are land-based, and are the slow-moving ones. Turtles and terrapins are swimmers and whenever I've seen them in documentaries they seem to move quite quickly. Just my two-penn'orth (not US, or anywhere else that uses cents, so not inclined to say two cents) Regards, Richard.