From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.176.0/21 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.4 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 From: "Horst H. von Brand" Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-explain Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:34:11 -0300 Message-ID: <200612051734.kB5HYBUs016133@laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl> References: NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 17:35:25 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Junio C Hamano , "J. Bruce Fields" , Nicolas Pitre , git@vger.kernel.org, Linus Torvalds Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org In-Reply-To: Message from Jeff King of "Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:26:22 CDT." <20061205072622.GA21839@coredump.intra.peff.net> X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2; nmh 1.1; XEmacs 21.5 (beta27) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (inti.inf.utfsm.cl [200.1.21.155]); Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:34:14 -0300 (CLST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.5, clamav-milter version 0.88.5 on inti.inf.utfsm.cl X-Virus-Status: Clean Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GreCO-0003hC-KY for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:35:20 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S968503AbWLERfM (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:35:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S968505AbWLERfM (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:35:12 -0500 Received: from inti.inf.utfsm.cl ([200.1.21.155]:54691 "EHLO inti.inf.utfsm.cl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S968503AbWLERfK (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:35:10 -0500 Received: from laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl (laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl [200.1.19.201]) by inti.inf.utfsm.cl (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id kB5HYEi9030509 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 5 Dec 2006 14:34:14 -0300 Received: from laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl (laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl [127.0.0.1]) by laptop13.inf.utfsm.cl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kB5HYBUs016133; Tue, 5 Dec 2006 14:34:12 -0300 To: Jeff King Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Jeff King wrote: [...] > As long as the safety valves don't come up _routinely_ in certain > workflows, it seems OK to bypass them with a '-f' force switch. I > suspect the best way to figure out if such workflows are in use is to > put in the safety valves and see who complains; otherwise we're stuck > with brainstorming workflows and deciding whether they make sense. Problem is that nobody reads the manuals, next to nobody complains, and when it doesn't work out via road A you try plan B. A might have been exactly right, but it is blocked, and you'll never know if it is because of fundamental reasons or by decree. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand User #22616 counter.li.org Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 2654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 2654239