From: Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
To: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Cc: Thore Husfeldt <thore.husfeldt@gmail.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org, gitster@pobox.com,
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:16:15 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <buoy69llhbk.fsf@dhlpc061.dev.necel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vpqr5fdmywj.fsf@bauges.imag.fr> (Matthieu Moy's message of "Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:11:08 +0200")
Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr> writes:
>> No. Git does not “maintain a copy of [the remote] branches”.
>
> Which part of the sentence is problematic to you ?
>
> Remote-tracking branches _are_ a copy of the branches. The copy is
> made at "git clone" time, and is periodically updated with "git fetch"
> later. And it seems to me that "periodically update" is a way to
> "maintain" the copy up-to-date.
>
> In the latest version of the patch, I changed "maintain" to "keep",
> following Jakub's remark. Is that better?
Yup.
As far as I can tell, Thore's complaint is that the copy is not kept
perfectly up-to-date automatically, but I think he's incorrect to assume
that the language here implies that. It doesn't. "Maintaining a copy"
simply means to keep a copy, so your change seems valid, though.
I supposes git is also used by many people with a less-than-perfect
command of english though, so perhaps using simpler language is
sometimes warranted...
-Miles
--
Ocean, n. A body of water covering seven-tenths of a world designed for Man -
who has no gills.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-26 4:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 101+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-23 16:31 [PATCH 00/11] More consistant terminology ("remote-tracking branch", "not updated") Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 01/10] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:13 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 18:33 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:55 ` Jakub Narebski
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 02/10] Remplace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:16 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 18:31 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:01 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 03/10] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:44 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:04 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 04/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:48 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 1:55 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 05/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:51 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-26 22:15 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 06/10] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 07/10] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:58 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:19 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 08/10] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 19:04 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:53 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 09/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 19:08 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-23 19:34 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-24 14:47 ` Thore Husfeldt
2010-10-24 15:18 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-24 23:32 ` Jakub Narebski
2010-10-26 3:11 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-26 4:16 ` Miles Bader [this message]
2010-10-23 16:31 ` [PATCH 10/10] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy
2010-10-23 18:55 ` [PATCH 00/11] More consistant terminology ("remote-tracking branch", "not updated") Jakub Narebski
2010-10-23 19:11 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-25 17:30 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH v2 00/10] " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 01/10] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 02/10] Replace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 03/10] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 04/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 05/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 06/10] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 07/10] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 08/10] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 09/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-26 6:07 ` Jay Soffian
2010-10-26 22:13 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-26 6:20 ` Jay Soffian
2010-10-27 0:01 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-27 0:06 ` [PATCH] " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 10/10] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy
2010-10-25 17:52 ` [PATCH 00/11] More consistant terminology ("remote-tracking branch", "not updated") Drew Northup
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 00/10 v3] " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 01/10] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:35 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 21:46 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-28 22:09 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 22:47 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 23:20 ` Junio C Hamano
2010-10-28 23:39 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-29 21:06 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-30 4:00 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 02/10] Replace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:52 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 03/10] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:39 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 21:50 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 22:13 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 22:40 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-29 17:26 ` Drew Northup
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 04/10] Change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:56 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 05/10] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 06/10] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:13 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 22:34 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 23:23 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 07/10] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 08/10] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 19:42 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-28 23:40 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 09/10] user-manual: remote-tracking can be checked out, with detached HEAD Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 18:21 ` [PATCH 10/10] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy
2010-10-28 20:08 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 00/11 v4] More consistant terminology Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 6:58 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 01/11] Better "Changed but not updated" message in git-status Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 02/11] Replace "remote tracking" with "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 03/11] Change remote tracking to remote-tracking in non-trivial places Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 04/11] everyday.txt: change "tracking branch" to "remote-tracking branch" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 05/11] Change " Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 06/11] Change incorrect uses of "remote branch" meaning "remote-tracking" Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 07/11] Change incorrect "remote branch" to "remote tracking branch" in C code Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 08/11] Use 'remote-tracking branch' in generated merge messages Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 09/11] user-manual.txt: explain better the remote(-tracking) branch terms Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 7:18 ` Jonathan Nieder
2010-10-31 14:57 ` Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 10/11] user-manual: remote-tracking can be checked out, with detached HEAD Matthieu Moy
2010-10-30 4:10 ` [PATCH 11/11] git-branch.txt: mention --set-upstream as a way to change upstream configuration Matthieu Moy
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