Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] git clone <url> C:\cygwin\home\USER\repo' is working (again)

Steven Penny [off-list ref] writes:

On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 1:29 AM Johannes Sixt wrote:

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As long as C:\Windows\System32 on my Windows computer contains only
64-Bit binaries, I consider the characters "3" and "2" next to each
other in this order just noise and without any form of information. The
important part of the name is "win".

sorry friend, but thats a logical fallacy :(

http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/no-true-scotsman

just because the name "System32" is still in use (wrongly, I might add) doesnt
mean that "Win32" should still be in use.

Each name is a separate argument. The "Win32" name has been changed by Microsoft
and shouldnt be used by Git if possible. Its an easy change and I could send
a pull request myself. However just because Microsoft hasnt changed "Sytem32"
doesnt mean that they wont or shouldnt - as you said its just as misleading. We
should fix ambiguities where we can, not embrace them.

FWIW, in the context of the Git development ecosystem, whatever
Dscho wants to do in compat/ that is limited to Windows is
"officially endorsed by Microsoft" enough.

Also I do not think J6t felt 32 in System32 or in win32 was
misleading.  At least I didn't read the above that way.