From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.176.0/21 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 From: "J. Bruce Fields" Subject: Re: [PATCH] cvs-migration document: make the need for "push" more obvious Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:58:02 -0500 Message-ID: <20061206145802.GC1714@fieldses.org> References: <4574AC9E.3040506@gmail.com> <4574BF70.8070100@lilypond.org> <45760545.2010801@gmail.com> <20061206.105251.144349770.wl@gnu.org> <4576D92A.80307@xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 14:58:27 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Johannes Schindelin , gpermus@gmail.com, hanwen@lilypond.org, git@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4576D92A.80307@xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by dough.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1GryDw-0006UU-MP for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:58:17 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760675AbWLFO6N (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:58:13 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1760676AbWLFO6N (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:58:13 -0500 Received: from mail.fieldses.org ([66.93.2.214]:51095 "EHLO pickle.fieldses.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760675AbWLFO6N (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:58:13 -0500 Received: from bfields by pickle.fieldses.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GryDi-0000lC-T2; Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:58:02 -0500 To: Han-Wen Nienhuys Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 03:52:26PM +0100, Han-Wen Nienhuys wrote: > Johannes Schindelin escreveu: > > It really is an important concept to grasp for people coming > > from CVS. Even if it is briefly mentioned, it is not obvious > > enough to sink in. > > I think the goal is laudable, but IMO it would be better to shorten > the document rather adding more text. OK, but... > Documentation/cvs-migration.txt | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++----------- > 1 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) ... that lengthens it even more than the proposed addition. > + Hence, there is a difference between creating a revision > + (the "commit" command) and submitting it (the "push" command). I'd rather leave that introduction as it is--just as a section that advertises the git features without trying to explain much. And I'd rather not mention push until we have a chance to explain how to use it.