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Re: [PATCH 4/5] README.md: don't call git stupid in the title

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2016, 21:37 UTC
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Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
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> Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
>
>> Having said that, I agree with the spirit of 4/5 and 5/5; but it is
>> sad that this line is not resurrected by 5/5 in some way.
>
> Do you mean something like this:
>
> diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
> index 40de78e..b1c89bd 100644
> --- a/README.md
> +++ b/README.md
> @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ list.  The discussion following them give a good reference for
>  project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
>  
>  The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very
> -first version. He described it as (depending on your mood):
> +first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker"
> +and the name as (depending on your mood):
Exactly.
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  1. 0/5 Make README more pleasant to readMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  2. 1/5 README: use markdown syntaxMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  3. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  4. Matthieu MoyFeb 23, 2016
  5. Johannes SchindelinFeb 24, 2016
  6. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2016
  7. 2/5 README.md: add hyperlinks on filenamesMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  8. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  9. Matthieu MoyFeb 23, 2016
  10. 3/5 README.md: move the link to git-scm.com upMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  11. 4/5 README.md: don't call git stupid in the titleMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  12. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  13. Matthieu MoyFeb 23, 2016
  14. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2016
  15. 5/5 README.md: move down historical explanation about the nameMatthieu Moy, Feb 23, 2016
  16. Jeff KingFeb 24, 2016
  17. Matthieu MoyFeb 24, 2016
  18. Jeff KingFeb 25, 2016
  19. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2016
  20. 0/5 Make README more pleasant to readMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  21. 1/5 README: use markdown syntaxMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  22. 2/5 README.md: add hyperlinks on filenamesMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  23. 3/5 README.md: move the link to git-scm.com upMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  24. 4/5 README.md: don't call git stupid in the titleMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016
  25. 5/5 README.md: move down historical explanation about the nameMatthieu Moy, Feb 25, 2016

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