"brian m. carlson" <sandals@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 2024-06-28 at 22:18:37, Junio C Hamano wrote: >> Well, at least I couldn't read the proposed document update and read >> that much out of it, and I suspect there may be other readers who >> will share my confusion. I think the source of the confusion is >> that "don't request" does not automatically imply "allow the helper >> to pick any scheme as it sees fit" if you do not know how helper is >> designed to behave when it is not requested "any scheme". >> >> `basic` - Request Basic authentication from the helper. >> `auto` - Ask the helper to pick an appropriate scheme. >> `none` - Disable proactive authentication. >> >> or something, perhaps? > > That sounds good. I appreciate you providing some language that would > be less confusing to you, because it will probably be less confusing to > others as well. Thanks. Giving a possible alternative, when you are certain you understood what you originally found confusing, is probably one of the things we should add as a tip to ReviewingPatches document (do we have one already--- #leftoverbits ?).
