Re: [PATCH] gitweb: redacted e-mail addresses feature.

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mar 21, 2021, 16:55 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqsg4obg63.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20b1b63fe22560205d7e7c50b9f826e5.squirrel@mail.kodaksys.org>

"Georgios Kontaxis" <geko1702+commits@99rst.org> writes:

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>> And more importantly, I do not see why it should be made impossible
>> to override per repository/project in a multi-tenant installation.
>> Some projects may be more "privacy" sensitive than others.  Those
>> who want to use tighter setting should be able to enable it even
>> when the side-wide default is set to false, no?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
> I was actually thinking about the other way around;
> preventing projects from disabling this feature.

Yes, it cuts both ways, and override should be allowed for most cases (unless absolutely necessary for healthy operation of the system) for a simple reason that anybody who sets site-wide default is not in a better position than those who set per-repository or per-project setting to judge what is good for them.

Thanks.