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Re: [PATCH] user.default: New config to prevent using the default values for user.*

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Mar 8, 2008, 02:22 UTC
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<alpine.LSU.1.00.0803080321380.3975@racer.site>
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Hi,
On Fri, 7 Mar 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> So I'd even argue that Santi's change to the message is an improvement 
> that removes geekspeak that is not particularly useful to the end user 
> in this context.
> 
> However, I would also say that this message improvement does not belong 
> to user.default or whatever the configuration variable is called in this 
> round of proposal.  It should be a separate patch, and it would be a 
> much easier sell than the rest of the patch series.

That was the whole point of Alex' criticism. I was slightly irritated that his comments elicited a criticism of their own.

Sorry for that, Dscho

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Message 13 of 23 in “user.default: New config to prevent using the default values for user.*”
  1. user.default: New config to prevent using the default values for user.*Santi Béjar, Mar 5, 2008
  2. Jon LoeligerMar 5, 2008
  3. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  4. Johannes SchindelinMar 5, 2008
  5. Daniel BarkalowMar 5, 2008
  6. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  7. Alex RiesenMar 5, 2008
  8. Santi BéjarMar 6, 2008
  9. Alex RiesenMar 7, 2008
  10. Santi BéjarMar 8, 2008
  11. Johannes SchindelinMar 8, 2008
  12. Junio C HamanoMar 8, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinMar 8, 2008
  14. Jakub NarebskiMar 5, 2008
  15. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2008
  17. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  18. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2008
  19. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoMar 5, 2008
  21. Santi BéjarMar 5, 2008
  22. Junio C HamanoMar 6, 2008
  23. Santi BéjarMar 6, 2008

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