"nick" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> "nick" <nick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> > hooks. Perhaps a config option to automatically set the date to a time >> > before Git was invented? >> >> [...] I am not yet convinced that it is worth the engineering effort >> for this project to review, accept and maintain changes to implement >> it. > > Upon further thought, given that it's already pretty easy to accomplish > timestamp obfuscation, albeit clumsy, I concede that it may not be worth > the engineering effort to implement my original suggestion. So I'll drop > it. > > However, I think it is worth the effort for the time zones. Is there any > reason Git doesn't automatically convert local time to UTC in timestamps > to prevent leaking the developer's time zone? Actually it is the other way around, if I understand correctly. Git could have been designed to discard that information like previous version control systems, but it is another piece of interesting information and made a conscious design decision to keep it. In other words, "is there any reason why we do not discard the information?" is a wrong question to ask in the context of VCS. I earlier said I am not yet convinced it is worth our time, and so far I haven't heard anything new that may help me convince myself yet. Thanks.
