On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 12:53:28AM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote: > It's a frequent misconception that the user.name variable controls > authentication in some way, and as a result, beginning users frequently > attempt to change it when they're having authentication troubles. > Document that the convention is that this variable represents some form > of a human's personal name, although that is not required. In addition, > address concerns about whether Unicode is supported. > > Use the term "personal name" as this is likely to draw the intended > contrast, be applicable across cultures which may have different naming > conventions, and be easily understandable to people who do not speak > English as their first language. Indicate that "some form" is > conventionally used, as people may use a nickname or preferred name > instead of a full legal name. > > Point users who may be confused about authentication to an appropriate > configuration option instead. I think this is a good distinction to draw, but... > Documentation/git-commit-tree.txt | 6 ++++++ > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) ...I was surprised to see it here, where I think most users wouldn't find it. Would it make sense in git-commit(1), or in the description of the user.name config? -Peff
