On Wed, Apr 08, 2015 at 08:46:28AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 3:58 AM, Patrick Steinhardt <ps@xxxxxx> wrote: > > Previously it was not possible to specify custom remotes for > > submodules. This feature has now been implemented and can be > > I am not going to say whether it makes sense to add this feature or not, > but I'll just react to "Previously". > > Let's stop saying "Previously we couldn't do X, now we can". > > Instead, let's consistently say "We don't do X. Being able to do X is a > good thing for such and such reasons. Make us capable of doing X by > doing this and that." > > Some people even say "Currently we cannot do X. Teach us to do so", > which is equally bad but that is primarily because some people say > "Previously" and they feel the need to clarify which reality they are > talking about. Once we stop saying "Previously", they will stop saying > "Currently", and the world would be a better place ;-). > > Thanks. Points taken, I'll reword the message if there is any interest in the proposed feature. ;) Patrick
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