Re: [kernel.org users] [RFD] On deprecating "git-foo" for builtins

Hi,

On Thu, 28 Aug 2008, Matthew Wilcox wrote:

On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 05:34:43PM +0200, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

quoted

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Russell King wrote:

quoted

On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 06:17:05PM -0600, Matthew Wilcox wrote:

quoted

We didn't know the conversation was going on.  Why should we?  We only
use the tool, not develop it.  I'm also not on the mailing lists for
mutt, vim, gcc, binutils, openssh, grep, xchat, mozilla, gnome, xpdf or
any of the dozens of other programs I use on a daily basis.

Well said Matthew, as a git _user_ I completely agree.

So are you effectively saying that we should have asked on all the mailing 
list of existing and potential Git users to ask their opinions?

No.  I'm effectively saying that *you shouldn't break backwards
compatibility*.  Ever.  It only annoys people.

This is something that comes out of a male cow, and from his back exit.

You are saying that something that was deprecated loooong time ago should 
be kept for backwards compatibility reasons.  That cannot hold, and you 
know that.

Anyway, you even failed to address my complaint, namely that Russell did 
not give us a _chance_.  He did not read the mailing list on which the 
issue was discussed -- and again, it is not a compatibility issue.  But he 
wanted to be notified.  Like they say, you cannot have your cake and eat 
it, too.

As to everybody who still wants to complain that git-xyyx is so much 
better than "git xyyx": face it, it's the better solution for almost 
everybody except for you.  Cope with it.

Oh, and I am sorry if it broke your scripts, but they are easy to fix.  I 
know, because I had to fix mine, too.

Ciao,
Dscho