Re: [PATCH v3] doc: add caveat about turning off commit-graph

From: Oswald Buddenhagen <oswald.buddenhagen@gmx.de>
Date: May 11, 2026, 08:29 UTC
Message-ID: <agGTcTZip0KItj1v@ugly.lan>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq8q9qwxrr.fsf@gitster.g>

On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 10:16:56AM +0900, Junio C Hamano wrote:

>There will be lot of unapplied patches left on the mailing list 
>initially until the contributors adjust their behaviour,

>but in the long run it may be beneficial?  
>

no, it won't, because "the contributors" doesn't have a collective mind beyond the core group.

every bit of bureaucracy you add just leads to fewer successful (and subsequently attempted repeat) contributions.

if the scalability problems with making things contributor-friendly are too much for you, then rethink the process/tooling. i've already made my case for gerrit [1] ...

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/ZcA0NEb+lnjeZUBe@ugly/