From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthieu Moy Subject: [PATCH v2 5/5] README.md: move down historical explanation about the name Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:37:30 +0100 Message-ID: <1456389450-27118-6-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> References: <1456249229-30454-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> <1456389450-27118-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, peff@peff.net, Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de, Matthieu Moy To: gitster@pobox.com X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Feb 25 09:38:16 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aYrR8-0002wO-Ut for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:38:15 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760124AbcBYIiG (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Feb 2016 03:38:06 -0500 Received: from mx1.imag.fr ([129.88.30.5]:54876 "EHLO shiva.imag.fr" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760122AbcBYIiF (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Feb 2016 03:38:05 -0500 Received: from clopinette.imag.fr (clopinette.imag.fr [129.88.34.215]) by shiva.imag.fr (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u1P8bdRg008481 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:37:39 +0100 Received: from anie.imag.fr (anie.imag.fr [129.88.7.32]) by clopinette.imag.fr (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u1P8bdLP010488; Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:37:39 +0100 X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.2.334.g35ed2ae.dirty In-Reply-To: <1456389450-27118-1-git-send-email-Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr> X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (shiva.imag.fr [129.88.30.5]); Thu, 25 Feb 2016 09:37:39 +0100 (CET) X-IMAG-MailScanner-Information: Please contact MI2S MIM for more information X-MailScanner-ID: u1P8bdRg008481 X-IMAG-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-IMAG-MailScanner-SpamCheck: X-IMAG-MailScanner-From: matthieu.moy@imag.fr MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1456994260.09589@aRDcwC0hqMKyaEnFLKg0hg Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: The explanations about why the name was chosen are secondary compared to the description and link to the documentation. Some consider these explanations as good computer scientists joke, but other see it as needlessly offensive vocabulary. This patch preserves the historical joke, but gives it less importance by moving it to the end of the README, and makes it clear that it is a historical explanation, that does not necessarily reflect the state of mind of current developers. Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy --- README.md | 24 +++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e3ddc3e..d1ffbb6 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,17 +1,6 @@ Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system ========================================================= -"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood. - - - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not - actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a - mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant. - - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the - dictionary of slang. - - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually - works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room. - - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks - Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations and full access to internals. @@ -52,6 +41,19 @@ list the current status of various development topics to the mailing list. The discussion following them give a good reference for project status, development direction and remaining tasks. +The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very +first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker" +and the name as (depending on your mood): + + - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not + actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a + mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant. + - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the + dictionary of slang. + - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually + works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room. + - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks + [INSTALL]: INSTALL [Documentation/gittutorial.txt]: Documentation/gittutorial.txt [Documentation/giteveryday.txt]: Documentation/giteveryday.txt -- 2.7.2.334.g35ed2ae.dirty