Re: [PATCH v3] doc: add a explanation of Git's data model

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Oct 15, 2025, 20:42 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqecr3ucba.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <353916d3-c977-40e5-9251-1535b226cc9e@app.fastmail.com>

"Julia Evans" <julia@jvns.ca> writes:

> I'm still not clear on why you think we shouldn't mention that how
> references behave depends on which filesystem you're using.

Simply because the main purpose of this document is to give a data-model. A case insensitive filesystem limiting the set of names you can use depending on what other names are in use is a quality of implementation issue, which I view as a mere distraction when we are giving overview at the conceptual level.

Thanks.

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