From: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:48:27 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] Documentation/MyFirstContribution: recommend shallow threading
Message-ID: <aiZlu36Fh020L1Ip@pks.im>
In-Reply-To: <aiACDLOtd_0_CCD7@wyuan.org>

On Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 06:29:32PM +0800, Weijie Yuan wrote:
> I'm afraid there will be some chaos.

I think "chaos" is a bit exaggerated. We already have both styles on the
mailing list, and I think in general people are able to cope with that
just fine. :)

> As mentioned earlier, GitGitGadget now supports deep nesting of
> iterations, if b4 changes while GitGitGadget doesn't, it would be
> inconsistent in the archive. So, negotiation is necessary here.

That's a good point though -- if we change the recommendation, we should
aim to change it consistently. I'll talk with Dscho (maintainer of GGG)
today.

Thanks!

Patrick