Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Introduce cgit-rs, a Rust wrapper around libgit.a

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Aug 12, 2024, 22:02 UTC
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Josh Steadmon <steadmon@google.com> writes:

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>> But just a dismissing "Bikeshed on the name", as if they do not care
>> to be mistaken as saying "those who complain about the name are only
>> bikeshedding and not worth listening to"?
>> 
>> We should do better than that.
>
> I am quite surprised that people felt this was dismissive. So to be
> clear: yes, we need a new name before this lands in next. I thought that
> leaving that as a known needs-work item was sufficient to call that out,
> but I guess I was wrong.

Yes, I had a similar initial reaction, but I guess that comes primarily from the fact that we both misjudged how "cgit" is already deeply established name that refers to something other than this project.