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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-notes.txt: clarify -C vs. copy and -F
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Michael J Gruber <drmicha@warpmail.net> writes:
>
>>>> Yeah, it utterly is broken.  Why not fix it before people start making
>>>> serious use of notes?
>>
>> You seriously ask why? Because I've banged my head way to often by
>> suggesting behavior changes!
>
> Change of a behaviour that nobody had chance to have seriously used for
> only 6 weeks or so?  I'd call that a fair game.

Oops, sorry I misread the timestamp.  It has been one year and 6 weeks.
Hmm, but still -C/-c is wrong.

I am very strongly tempted to fix the semantics, though.