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Re: [PATCH 0/3] Reject non-ff pulls by default

From
Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Date
Sep 11, 2013, 11:38 UTC
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Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com> writes:
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> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 3:26 AM, Matthieu Moy
> <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> wrote:
>
>> So, you insist in asking the user to chose between rebase and merge, but
>> you also insist that they will not chose rebase? So, why ask?
>
> Because as you said, they don't know what that is.
That does not answer my question: why ask?

Look around you what people say about Git. See how many complain about Git not exposing enough complexity to the user. See how many would complain about Git not advertising rebase enough. Then, look how many complain about Git exposing too much complexity and making it too easy to use features like rebase.

-- 
Matthieu Moy
http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/
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Message 50 of 84 in “Reject non-ff pulls by default”
  1. 0/3 Reject non-ff pulls by defaultFelipe Contreras, Aug 31, 2013
  2. 1/3 merge: simplify ff-only optionFelipe Contreras, Aug 31, 2013
  3. 2/3 t: replace pulls with mergesFelipe Contreras, Aug 31, 2013
  4. 3/3 pull: reject non-ff pulls by defaultFelipe Contreras, Aug 31, 2013
  5. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2013
  6. Felipe ContrerasSep 3, 2013
  7. Junio C HamanoSep 3, 2013
  8. Felipe ContrerasSep 3, 2013
  9. John KeepingSep 4, 2013
  10. Jeff KingSep 4, 2013
  11. John KeepingSep 4, 2013
  12. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  13. Jeff KingSep 8, 2013
  14. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  15. Jeff KingSep 8, 2013
  16. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  17. Jeff KingSep 8, 2013
  18. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  19. Jeff KingSep 8, 2013
  20. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  21. Jeff KingSep 8, 2013
  22. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  23. Jeff KingSep 9, 2013
  24. Felipe ContrerasSep 9, 2013
  25. John KeepingSep 8, 2013
  26. Jeff KingSep 9, 2013
  27. brian m. carlsonSep 8, 2013
  28. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  29. brian m. carlsonSep 9, 2013
  30. Felipe ContrerasSep 9, 2013
  31. Felipe ContrerasSep 9, 2013
  32. brian m. carlsonSep 9, 2013
  33. Matthieu MoySep 9, 2013
  34. Junio C HamanoSep 9, 2013
  35. Jeff KingSep 9, 2013
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  39. Richard HansenSep 9, 2013
  40. Matthieu MoySep 9, 2013
  41. Jeff KingSep 9, 2013
  42. Philip OakleySep 9, 2013
  43. Felipe ContrerasSep 9, 2013
  44. John KeepingSep 10, 2013
  45. Matthieu MoySep 9, 2013
  46. Junio C HamanoSep 10, 2013
  47. Felipe ContrerasSep 9, 2013
  48. Matthieu MoySep 10, 2013
  49. Felipe ContrerasSep 11, 2013
  50. Matthieu MoySep 11, 2013
  51. Felipe ContrerasSep 13, 2013
  52. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2013
  53. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2013
  54. Philip OakleySep 4, 2013
  55. Junio C HamanoSep 4, 2013
  56. John KeepingSep 5, 2013
  57. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2013
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  59. Jonathan NiederSep 6, 2013
  60. Junio C HamanoSep 6, 2013
  61. John KeepingSep 7, 2013
  62. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  63. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  64. Philip OakleySep 8, 2013
  65. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  66. Philip OakleySep 8, 2013
  67. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  68. Philip OakleySep 8, 2013
  69. Philip OakleySep 8, 2013
  70. John SzakmeisterSep 5, 2013
  71. John KeepingSep 5, 2013
  72. John SzakmeisterSep 5, 2013
  73. Richard HansenSep 5, 2013
  74. Philip OakleySep 5, 2013
  75. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2013
  76. Junio C HamanoSep 5, 2013
  77. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  78. Richard HansenSep 8, 2013
  79. Junio C HamanoSep 8, 2013
  80. Richard HansenSep 8, 2013
  81. Philip OakleySep 8, 2013
  82. Felipe ContrerasSep 8, 2013
  83. Ramkumar RamachandraSep 8, 2013
  84. Greg TroxelSep 5, 2013

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