Re: [PATCH] doc: A few minor copy edits.

On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:32:05 -0700
Junio C. Hamano wrote:

Thanks.  All looked reasonable, except that I've heard nobody says
"ent" for the past couple of years, and it might be better to drop
the entry altogether.

Yeah, I have no real opinion here. I've never been a Tolkien fan, so I
had no idea what "ent" even means, let alone its connection to anything
Git-related (which is why the glossary entry caught my eye in the first
place). I found it amusing and that's all; maybe other Git oldtimers
have some kind of personal attachment to it?

I have to admit that I don't remember seeing the word in any of various
Git-related texts or discussions I've read in past ~3 years, so I agree
its educative value is probably dubious nowadays. OTOH it's just a
couple lines, _and_ amusing... ;-)

I'll resend the patch with the entry removed if no break-through occurs
during the next few days.

quoted

diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
index 3595b58..f928b57 100644
--- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ to point at the new commit.
 
 [[def_ent]]ent::
 	Favorite synonym to "<<def_tree-ish,tree-ish>>" by some total geeks. See
-	`http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth)` for an in-depth
+	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth) for an in-depth
 	explanation. Avoid this term, not to confuse people.
 
 [[def_evil_merge]]evil merge::

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Štěpán

On 07/15/2012 11:43 AM, Štěpán Němec wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jul 2012 22:32:05 -0700
Junio C. Hamano wrote:

quoted

Thanks.  All looked reasonable, except that I've heard nobody says
"ent" for the past couple of years, and it might be better to drop
the entry altogether.

Please keep it, it's funny.

Zbyszek