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Jakub Nar=C4=99bski <jnareb@gmail.com> writes:

> I don't think adding technical terms that the user won't encounter in
> the documentation or among messages that Git outputs would be not a goo=
d
> idea.  It could confuse users, rather than help them.
>
> Conversely, perhaps we should add Documentation/technical/glossary.txt
> to help developers.

Thanks for a thoughtful suggestion to help the target audience.  I
agree 100% with the above two paragraphs.