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From: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: emma.westby@gmail.com, Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] README.md: move down historical explanation about the name
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:40:29 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1456249229-30454-6-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1456249229-30454-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>

The explanations about why the name was chosen are secondary compared to
the description and link to the documentation.

Some consider these explanations as good computer scientists joke, but
other see it as needlessly offensive vocabulary.

This patch preserves the historical joke, but gives it less importance
by moving it to the end of the README, and makes it clear that it is a
historical explanation, that does not necessarily reflect the state of
mind of current developers.

Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
---
 README.md | 23 ++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c11c3e2..40de78e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 # Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
 
-"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
-
- - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
-   actually used by any common UNIX command.  The fact that it is a
-   mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
-   dictionary of slang.
- - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
-   works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
-
 Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
 unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
 and full access to internals.
@@ -51,6 +40,18 @@ list the current status of various development topics to the mailing
 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):
+
+ - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
+   actually used by any common UNIX command.  The fact that it is a
+   mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
+ - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
+   dictionary of slang.
+ - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
+   works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
+ - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
+
 [INSTALL]: INSTALL
 [Documentation/gittutorial.txt]: Documentation/gittutorial.txt
 [Documentation/giteveryday.txt]: Documentation/giteveryday.txt
-- 
2.7.2.334.g35ed2ae.dirty

  parent reply	other threads:[~2016-02-23 17:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-02-23 17:40 [RFC/PATCH 0/5] Make README more pleasant to read Matthieu Moy
2016-02-23 17:40 ` [PATCH 1/5] README: use markdown syntax Matthieu Moy
2016-02-23 19:07   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-23 19:50     ` Matthieu Moy
2016-02-24  7:08     ` Johannes Schindelin
2016-02-24 10:18       ` Jeff King
2016-02-23 17:40 ` [PATCH 2/5] README.md: add hyperlinks on filenames Matthieu Moy
2016-02-23 19:10   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-23 19:52     ` Matthieu Moy
2016-02-23 17:40 ` [PATCH 3/5] README.md: move the link to git-scm.com up Matthieu Moy
2016-02-23 17:40 ` [PATCH 4/5] README.md: don't call git stupid in the title Matthieu Moy
2016-02-23 19:13   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-23 20:51     ` Matthieu Moy
2016-02-23 21:37       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-23 17:40 ` Matthieu Moy [this message]
2016-02-24 10:22 ` [RFC/PATCH 0/5] Make README more pleasant to read Jeff King
2016-02-24 13:37   ` Matthieu Moy
2016-02-25  6:14     ` Jeff King
2016-02-25  6:22       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-02-25  8:37 ` [PATCH v2 " Matthieu Moy
2016-02-25  8:37   ` [PATCH v2 1/5] README: use markdown syntax Matthieu Moy
2016-02-25  8:37   ` [PATCH v2 2/5] README.md: add hyperlinks on filenames Matthieu Moy
2016-02-25  8:37   ` [PATCH v2 3/5] README.md: move the link to git-scm.com up Matthieu Moy
2016-02-25  8:37   ` [PATCH v2 4/5] README.md: don't call git stupid in the title Matthieu Moy
2016-02-25  8:37   ` [PATCH v2 5/5] README.md: move down historical explanation about the name Matthieu Moy

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