From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS53758 23.128.96.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.3 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A9F21F5AE for ; Mon, 17 May 2021 05:51:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231693AbhEQFxG (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 May 2021 01:53:06 -0400 Received: from out3-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.27]:33627 "EHLO out3-smtp.messagingengine.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229628AbhEQFxF (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 May 2021 01:53:05 -0400 Received: from compute7.internal (compute7.nyi.internal [10.202.2.47]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73B775C009B; Mon, 17 May 2021 01:51:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imap35 ([10.202.2.85]) by compute7.internal (MEProxy); Mon, 17 May 2021 01:51:49 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=hockersten.se; h=mime-version:message-id:in-reply-to:references:date:from:to :cc:subject:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; s=fm3; bh=3o 0rc56bsHRE23kdFyOZkYKqD3WVzrQibHQkRFD881k=; b=FbugMvz0mfYO9gqOsw O+vg0cNqxKEXgwRALoU36J3Fex90NOOsAe59s46qCOJJYSzh6O3kMDHtPPPh0oQ2 RJXb/xhD7WQvn3/+aUA+7q89ufuDcFCFKeHleNE7EMQuXl0iRIpm0CRRcbyOTw8s DahkLLRotD5zsWtrfTg7zsUvrg8Ix0xoL9be0DK+vU7S+L0kWrTFiio6sT+Su8Ws jzlpiPoN325617QqrPAVzu/wDkoh9p9CalFXBTp93eOFvpbMOvPPIEMNrGX8Ctw7 pS1ee6VkZE6LjvbGLh55U851tbuTzfxoB5anxj1qXZfbBEEdgoYxErqDXp3PbQlO FvHw== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references :subject:to:x-me-proxy:x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender :x-sasl-enc; s=fm2; bh=3o0rc56bsHRE23kdFyOZkYKqD3WVzrQibHQkRFD88 1k=; b=ExFtAqVRGgSq2aMU8mZzn3ibStN2RRpf6y39VT15z2ymL94xOO818CMTr FnmXakaCsPObJWXAkRVRo92B2uCHPtZ0zTZWzFVF3nOPGl0h/UBl3BwzPObjgKUi 5EyW8wyDt8jKgbk9HvcoUQGQwnGj35nT2mlpg8JanSMNXIuH+WXVFxwIKBMIhNQK OrafWpKMzxLnC4GVPkCG8QzDn9+oeyl0nWiMVH5kPYBaaVld0fDvqth4+VzEslvV CyENCMmbaa/Z0gKu7mLF0HuxRgYFxotv3WavxKgwcMvsB9/J2SdDiYt9H/mpTkp9 Vg8yk3Wi9ZuWUSQYAY6ri703UuzMA== X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduledrvdeigedguddttdcutefuodetggdotefrod ftvfcurfhrohhfihhlvgemucfhrghsthforghilhdpqfgfvfdpuffrtefokffrpgfnqfgh necuuegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecusecvtfgvtghiphhivghnthhsucdlqddutddtmd enucfjughrpefofgggkfgjfhffhffvufgtgfesthhqredtreerjeenucfhrhhomheptehn uggvrhhspgfjnpgtkhgvrhhsthgvnhcuoegrnhguvghrsheshhhotghkvghrshhtvghnrd hsvgeqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepvedvtefghfdujeegjeeivdduvdekteefgfegheet geduudeghfffteeitddttdevnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpe hmrghilhhfrhhomheprghnuggvrhhssehhohgtkhgvrhhsthgvnhdrshgv X-ME-Proxy: Received: by mailuser.nyi.internal (Postfix, from userid 501) id C87A515A005F; Mon, 17 May 2021 01:51:48 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: MessagingEngine.com Webmail Interface User-Agent: Cyrus-JMAP/3.5.0-alpha0-448-gae190416c7-fm-20210505.004-gae190416 Mime-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <6306f894-4fda-4412-9b1b-6fcd9eed8e77@www.fastmail.com> In-Reply-To: References: <1dc7877e-adb4-e3f5-3b59-bd45f9673596@gmail.com> <8cad4c4b-a923-43f2-9bb7-6ce418cfb0fc@www.fastmail.com> Date: Mon, 17 May 2021 07:51:28 +0200 From: =?UTF-8?Q?Anders_H=C3=B6ckersten?= To: "Junio C Hamano" Cc: "Bagas Sanjaya" , =?UTF-8?Q?Anders_H=C3=B6ckersten_via_GitGitGadget?= , git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] describe-doc: clarify default length of abbreviation Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Sun, May 16, 2021, at 14:58, Junio C Hamano wrote: > Anders H=C3=B6ckersten writes: >=20 > > The explanation was mostly copied from the 2.11.0 release notes, > > but mentioning the birtday paradox is unnecessary. I suggest > > changing this sentence to: "The length of the abbreviation scales > > as the repository grows using the approximate number of objects in > > the repository, and by default the minimum length is 7." >=20 > Heh. In my priate review, I said that I very much liked the way the > new description was phrased with "a bit of math around the birthday > paradox". Now I know why I liked that phrasing---it turns out to be > my own ;-) >=20 > I don't mind with or without mention of the birthday math. Thanks > for working on this. Actually, changed my mind again. I like the phrasing and it's in the "ex= amples" section so a bit of verbosity doesn't hurt. Will submit a new pa= tch with the other changes mentioned + whitespace fixes momentarily. /A