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Re: [PATCH] Keep committer and committer dates

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jun 5, 2008, 04:25 UTC
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Hi,
On Thu, 5 Jun 2008, Stephan Beyer wrote:
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> > - as has been pointed out several times now, you _are_ the committer, 
> >   and you seem to want to lie there.
> 
> Lying is already possible with GIT_COMMITTER_{NAME,EMAIL,NAME} 
> environment variables.
Of course it is possible!  I even pointed to a method!

The _point_ was that we do not want to recommend it. And giving prominent support for it, such as introducing a command line parameter, _would_ have the effect of recommending it.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. Keep committer and committer datesJaroslav Kysela, Jun 3, 2008
  2. Johannes SchindelinJun 3, 2008
  3. Jaroslav KyselaJun 4, 2008
  4. Karl HasselströmJun 4, 2008
  5. Jakub NarebskiJun 4, 2008
  6. Jaroslav KyselaJun 4, 2008
  7. Nicolas PitreJun 4, 2008
  8. Johannes SchindelinJun 4, 2008
  9. Stephan BeyerJun 5, 2008
  10. Johannes SchindelinJun 5, 2008
  11. Junio C HamanoJun 5, 2008
  12. Johannes SixtJun 5, 2008
  13. Jaroslav KyselaJun 5, 2008
  14. Johannes SchindelinJun 5, 2008
  15. Jaroslav KyselaJun 5, 2008
  16. Johannes SchindelinJun 5, 2008
  17. Jaroslav KyselaJun 5, 2008
  18. Johannes SchindelinJun 5, 2008
  19. Jaroslav KyselaJun 5, 2008
  20. Boaz HarroshJun 5, 2008

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