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From: Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH (REVISED)] Add core.editor configuration variable
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:32:37 -0400 (EDT)
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On Thu, 19 Jul 2007, Brian Gernhardt wrote:

> For many people commit is more "core" to their git usage than write-tree and
> commit-tree.  At this point, it's less an extra layer porcelain and more the
> standard interface.  It's a result of the wonderful attempts to make git more
> user friendly.
> 
> As far as [core] being only for plumbing, I disagree with that premise as
> well.  Any option that is used across many of the git commands is a core
> (meaning central) option.

That pov certainly makes sense to me.


Nicolas