From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from out1.vger.email (out1.vger.email [IPv6:2620:137:e000::1:20]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C4661F542 for ; Mon, 29 May 2023 09:54:28 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: dcvr.yhbt.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20221208 header.b=HT4Y153F; dkim-atps=neutral Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S231842AbjE2Jy0 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 May 2023 05:54:26 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:48952 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S231785AbjE2JyZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 May 2023 05:54:25 -0400 Received: from mail-ej1-x633.google.com (mail-ej1-x633.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::633]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E3DDBA4 for ; Mon, 29 May 2023 02:54:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-ej1-x633.google.com with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-96fab30d1e1so652605866b.0 for ; Mon, 29 May 2023 02:54:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20221208; t=1685354062; x=1687946062; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=VSkhsbBzzYkMM+fDTv/RTYp1Iy3n0uEbpNNNj5THTIk=; b=HT4Y153F1o3hEO4ufZBwEEFqoYzUBwdBmqpGwtgabxIUyTUdh/4tXeW7I2SoEvlFR2 5mnCmE2Q+M+r0jn4nYKxt7bpGaj7OgeP0Kvusuq7547+IurBFzXzglkCNpwUxxiEssZm 6Rb4bdLXsWvBs7TYYxvDEWwnAU2Bvz7XNj9f7pSlYSipejXJIQ9jV5tAX8JOziqsJyw9 RKRAlAououYjnHiRsq66Yl54G52GcLnUCYz/WJMlOE6ucH9+pmalxrGmDxhwXqK7u80S 8LwOdELjhTA7ZoshkeCCqS4+euvL7aL13NONGg5CbmYAJefCSW7oQFuiye/ELVw9jbgE ksIA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20221208; t=1685354062; x=1687946062; h=cc:to:subject:message-id:date:from:in-reply-to:references :mime-version:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=VSkhsbBzzYkMM+fDTv/RTYp1Iy3n0uEbpNNNj5THTIk=; b=mASfjV6HZhvKpDRPrYMv1kcU3saPYBPSpP4xM+yO2LhTi4iAIa8WG3EFygfz6zjPPN LGvc4wdNSO0AbhGtolqzJUjCLaF2EDbEm4eLjoSGgH3wuPlXBldZmbaKIwrr6VPKUyf6 frMl3qvM250fQWSM3p9yol1q8fLCO34VhnHC/4PwqRQJj2dfSjnCwY/vgPxXWVgbmvVM 5C6j5sUnGmOh0wtN0vUNxczLgUEJYyvzPKiYSs/qaXrJZ24C+v69U2Jt2/Wo+3pUzQYe qwXncPWJPjG0mh1F2icPQnUBfoTN1ABgddeHypmPBTi6NGXirK0uYw6EWR5RRtdnGUAJ fwEw== X-Gm-Message-State: AC+VfDzbG20E1nDBqIqwRmv0Blbz3iUk4WFMz/tyBhEM3h/kl9M+iqTi BAp/heCoV/0ug5miAAsNc1SEOPK9BAeZ1HShhC4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ACHHUZ4C2qvIrF71yPkap15P7bryzC2sMjQLNnoaYMdmqANffr98D/25JvAshoFt7etJZ24Sx6PMUpDRPp6omI3hFoU= X-Received: by 2002:a17:907:5c8:b0:973:e5bf:281e with SMTP id wg8-20020a17090705c800b00973e5bf281emr5233805ejb.27.1685354062056; Mon, 29 May 2023 02:54:22 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: M Hickford Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 10:53:45 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: The enduring popularity of git-credential-store To: Jeff King Cc: Lessley Dennington , Matthew John Cheetham , "brian m. carlson" , M Hickford , git@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 17 Nov 2022 at 20:43, Jeff King wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 11:29:35AM -0800, Lessley Dennington wrote: > > > On 11/17/22 10:51 AM, Jeff King wrote: > > > I do think having the docs say "you should go use X" means that X will > > > have an advantage over other projects which may compete with it. So I > > > think we need to be careful to be inclusive of what we'll mention, and > > > to word it so that we're not endorsing any one project. > > > > > > -Peff > > > > Completely agree with this. I've long wished for a page on git-scm.com > > that's dedicated to (1) explaining what a credential helper is and > > (2) offering a list of suggested helpers along with scenarios for which > > each is best-suited. This could also be a good place to call out the risks > > of using helpers like git-credential-store in a factual, unbiased way. > > It's also a nice place because it's easier to keep up-to-date compared > to say, a manpage. > > -Peff Great idea Lessley! Here's a pull request https://github.com/git/git-scm.com/pull/1786 to create such a page at https://git-scm.com/doc/credential-helpers