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Re: The enduring popularity of git-credential-store

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Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com>
Date
Nov 8, 2022, 21:03 UTC
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On Tue, Nov 08, 2022 at 10:41:34AM -0500, Jeff King wrote:
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> So if you're asking "should we stop shipping credential-store", I'm not
> _completely_ opposed, but I do wonder if its popularity means it is
> better-than-nothing for some folks. If you're asking how we can nudge
> people to better systems, that seems like a pure win. But I also don't
> know how to do it. ;)

GCM is such an alternative, but I don't think it necessarily should ship in the contrib/ tree. I don't love the idea of a banner nudging people to use arbitrary software in Git's ordinary output, either.

So, I think my point is that there are easy-to-configure alternatives out there, and they are certainly worth using over what's in contrib in certain circumstances, but I, too, don't have a good plan on how to nudge people to try them out.

Thanks, Taylor

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Message 4 of 13 in “The enduring popularity of git-credential-store”
  1. M HickfordNov 8, 2022
  2. Michal SuchánekNov 8, 2022
  3. Jeff KingNov 8, 2022
  4. Taylor BlauNov 8, 2022
  5. M HickfordFeb 11, 2023
  6. brian m. carlsonNov 8, 2022
  7. M HickfordNov 12, 2022
  8. Matthew John CheethamNov 17, 2022
  9. Jeff KingNov 17, 2022
  10. Lessley DenningtonNov 17, 2022
  11. Jeff KingNov 17, 2022
  12. M HickfordMay 29, 2023
  13. M HickfordMay 28, 2023

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