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=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=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: Nicolas Pitre Subject: Re: What's in git.git (stable) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:23:45 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: <7v4przfpir.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <200612132237.10051.andyparkins@gmail.com> <200612141021.12637.andyparkins@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:24:11 +0000 (UTC) Cc: git@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org In-reply-to: <200612141021.12637.andyparkins@gmail.com> X-X-Sender: nico@xanadu.home 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 1GuuJV-0008C1-78 for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:24:09 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932876AbWLNRXr (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:23:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932874AbWLNRXq (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:23:46 -0500 Received: from relais.videotron.ca ([24.201.245.36]:40889 "EHLO relais.videotron.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932876AbWLNRXq (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:23:46 -0500 Received: from xanadu.home ([74.56.106.175]) by VL-MH-MR002.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-2.05 (built Apr 28 2005)) with ESMTP id <0JA9008W9XNLUMA0@VL-MH-MR002.ip.videotron.ca> for git@vger.kernel.org; Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:23:45 -0500 (EST) To: Andy Parkins Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 14 Dec 2006, Andy Parkins wrote: > > Besides, The fact that revert _adds_ to history is a nice way to > > document that you reverted that change. And you can even explain in the > > commit message, why you did it. > > I'm not disputing that the /operation/ is useful, I'm arguing that it is > incorrectly named. Well, people are used to say they've "reverted" a change. Although the command might appear slightly misnamed wrt its operation, it still does what most people are expecting from such a name.