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From: Rogan Dawes <lists@dawes.za.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3 v2] Improve your performance with our patch
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:10:58 +0200
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Cc: Daniel Barkalow <barkalow@iabervon.org>,
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Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Tue, 28 Jul 2009, Daniel Barkalow wrote:
> 
>>  Documentation/git-shim.txt           |   37 +++++++++
> 
> May I re-register my complaint about the naming?
> 
> I mean, yes, I could think of something even worse when it comes to the 
> (ridiculously bad!) tradition of naming things "porcelain", "plumbing" and 
> "potty", especially when it comes to "pushing objects" and 
> then "pulling".

A Shim has nothing to do with plumbing or toilets. From
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shim_%28engineering%29>:

In engineering, a shim is a thin and often tapered or wedged piece of
material, used to fill small gaps or spaces between objects. Shims are
typically used in order to support, adjust for better fit, or provide a
level surface.

I suspect that it is being used in the "adjust for better fit" sense in
this case.

Regards,

Rogan