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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git status: do not require write permission
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:28:36 -0500
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On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 01:06:17AM +0100, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

> Today, git status played violin on my nerves for the very last time.
> There is no good reason, really none, for git status to require
> write permissions.  If the index is not up-to-date, so be it, I
> cannot commit anyway.

I agree it is annoying, but this patch does not apply (and is no longer
needed) on master since the status-is-no-longer-commit-dry-run series
has been merged.

I don't know if it is worth putting your fix onto maint.

-Peff