From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lars Vogel Subject: Usage of staging area instead of index still the way to go? Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 11:30:12 +0100 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Tue Feb 02 11:31:19 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 1aQYEt-0005QM-0e for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 11:31:15 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754317AbcBBKbJ convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Feb 2016 05:31:09 -0500 Received: from mail-wm0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:36768 "EHLO mail-wm0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754604AbcBBKaO convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 2 Feb 2016 05:30:14 -0500 Received: by mail-wm0-f44.google.com with SMTP id p63so110713730wmp.1 for ; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:30:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=vogella-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=0T0BaihDtsCM73deWGl7z+bYtQuwW3BhGFhDFgm6uog=; b=sSPtnDXPe+7NHeg0eIs2t3shniLXYzBx1CvINoC3o1K5S7VMhYsEYEFr8OOQ328pV7 PRATusqUxzJBTuMNdo9nW9E4sXvQYDDL09LUdJIawzZpcHRmAHRImfMSReSEfF4SDGJp 9vQgGE8xnA7CBAXc6m93/dKQslww6JLwWwd7oUHb5ohwxjr9OoH82jTNRJ8Nx+86mmrp rPCLpi6ZlEnZ3IWSxy1qsEZWgufeZbXQvVqTktoLRviBuAhNP1gzgnmoM03vg3h3ufpe wb+k4zU7G58WhtrttxTVZvKyXd7hvvJWegFlK5fRXa5c/LMBSEGphodY1WghnoKhfNno lG+Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=0T0BaihDtsCM73deWGl7z+bYtQuwW3BhGFhDFgm6uog=; b=CNzZGm9FW93OsRQ9OaUvFpZ3h6+8Rk1HpRea58MgPCQ8wpflf8Iowj7tSLMwebk1bp AZlWX6LZ91cnfSVCC3th2CAr1Uod21wIdpNhWMFKDhKGVy33vPW5BK7yJjtbhMKuuZ0i em+pBjx+2aEr/4AyqbGzKY54u1cO0v9jtJ6qkofPe+JeQPOOKw1c63/FCfb1HQu+uAK2 7nbh4AkBEdys8daqlTiwJjStSwC3Dr91zWku0Xcd8xE3+HcbTOrwq3fRYSVSZUgAuYjb nr0FrQM5TJXzSKG7vpeo17hcdu6xFHI70jVIcmd6+Tr5T9oS6Bd9mNlXLAsuhWQOsT5n hpNw== X-Gm-Message-State: AG10YORxtgby0LKu3xHOy3/spdJd53p7eNbjDakp67F79fzhbBRHsMlFoDTiq2pLmrmN3R5DpiNJweRIkfV7SQ== X-Received: by 10.194.242.67 with SMTP id wo3mr26894811wjc.180.1454409013025; Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:30:13 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.28.216.73 with HTTP; Tue, 2 Feb 2016 02:30:12 -0800 (PST) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, I was about to send patches to the Eclipse Git project to replace the usage of "Index" with "Staging area" based on this thread: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/233469/ which Matthias Sohn (Project lead of EGit) send me a while ago. But the Git help seem to use still heavily "index" instead of "staging area". Is "staging area" still considered as the correct term or has time proven that index is better? Best regards,Lars --=20 Eclipse Platform UI and e4 project co-lead CEO vogella GmbH Haindaalwisch 17a, 22395 Hamburg Amtsgericht Hamburg: HRB 127058 Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer: Lars Vogel, Jennifer Nerlich de Vogel USt-IdNr.: DE284122352 =46ax (040) 5247 6322, Email: lars.vogel@vogella.com, Web: http://www.v= ogella.com