Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> I can send a message saying "[...]" to the kernel list. Anybody could, >> for that matter. > > That would have been something sensible to do a few years ago, but > today, I think we are far, far beyond the point where Git was a tool > meant primarily for kernel hackers. I don't think considering the kernel > community as more important than other users will help making Git easy > to use for bare mortals. That is *EXACTLY* the issue. The kernel is one example community that *I* can cover, and if we were going to continue discussion, I'm willing to help doing so because your change will *NEVER* work unless we spread the word to *all* the relevant communities whose members may be negatively affected. That is what I am saying in the part you quoted. But I obviously *WILL* *NOT* be able to do so for *all* communities whose members may be negatively affected. Let me repeat the part you omitted from your quote: One thing I refuse to do is to fight this battle alone for "let's change the default" folks, especially when I am not convinced that it is a good change to begin with. It is "let's change the default" folks' responsibility to help the legwork. Now, you have realized that the kernel community is only one of the places where "let's change the default" folks need to spread the word and solicit their involvement, are you willing to do your part? People will complain only after a change hits them, and tell us "We didn't know that you will be making this stupid change." And having this thread here does not count as "spreading the word". -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html