From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Per_Starb=E4ck?= Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: PROPOSAL: Move to git, now that bzr is no longer a req. Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 15:34:04 +0100 Message-ID: References: <20140102095347.6834E381D0C@snark.thyrsus.com> <87fvp6bdd9.fsf_-_@ktab.red-bean.com> <8761q1ljny.fsf@gmail.com> <20140103175006.GE17261@thyrsus.com> <87iou0t72n.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87r48oq8ya.fsf@gmail.com> <87vbxzzypi.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87zjnbvqml.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87mwjbzy4v.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87k3efvpuw.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b15a21d5a1b1204ef8a8000 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1389278053 9104 80.91.229.3 (9 Jan 2014 14:34:13 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 14:34:13 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Bastien , David Kastrup To: "emacs-devel@gnu.org" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Jan 09 15:34:19 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1W1Ggb-0000ly-Ej for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:34:17 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:52302 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1Ggb-00078I-0P for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:34:17 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45880) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1GgU-00078C-PR for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:34:15 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1GgT-00083Y-Lj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:34:10 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-pd0-x22c.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c02::22c]:49215) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1W1GgQ-000838-DT; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 09:34:06 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-pd0-f172.google.com with SMTP id g10so3258777pdj.3 for ; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:34:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=MzwxvvMaFPBC2A+mnpaLoc4EV8CqrkLcOdg54pZf9Cs=; b=pyY6ncJvx8POb1yrQ01XUncBNduu5Cq6MPxtSfdJFUHN1QyC/JqDYCR1zFznSoIZde GYQJOLFwh8Hr/sc8aWHzjeiaymgNmjgNrCsTBBkAzszjJL2z8LasVAEB/uzg2rJRd9yM A0TsiN5zJX8FYNZp8j2ZuNFBQQI6sDp4Bo+kHfmyxb+y+BlrCwA5vjtUfCATzrkmTD0A 3CCMWn2BBfzujY+7raomyTScWs08OLiLjNf7/fXSvTxXrm59BJ/guq6JawzvLL/gB1T3 GOL3UmHT5zfgfxOiS7YILqNvKJHkxTKp9BV3dPkgnqld39DkF1ZEq80hYS5XvzI+UnIO /L6w== X-Received: by 10.66.227.104 with SMTP id rz8mr4129010pac.74.1389278044755; Thu, 09 Jan 2014 06:34:04 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.70.37.104 with HTTP; Thu, 9 Jan 2014 06:34:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87k3efvpuw.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> X-Google-Sender-Auth: oYcYdbsYWQnuUGPnX1FKDSD6lwQ X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400e:c02::22c X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:167912 Archived-At: --047d7b15a21d5a1b1204ef8a8000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > So? You can generate a ChangeLog file from Git, and we likely would do > > so. But frankly: it is quite unlikely for users to look at a ChangeLog > > file. > > I did so when I was just a user. But sure, that's probably a minority. > > I do that as well. Also, there is a point about credit that I don't think has been made: Even though I don't have write access to the Emacs repository I'm mentioned in some Changelogs because of fixes I've mailed when reporting bugs. I think I was somewhat thrilled the first times developers put my name there instead of their own when checking in those fixes. It is maybe not a big point, but still a point, since that feeling can be an impetus to making more fixes. --047d7b15a21d5a1b1204ef8a8000 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> So? =A0You can generate a ChangeLog file from Git, and we likely would= do
> so. =A0But frankly: it is quite unlikely for users to look at a Change= Log
> file.

I did so when I was just a user. =A0But sure, that's probably a m= inority.


I do that as w= ell.

Also, there is a point about credit that I don't thin= k has been made: Even though I don't have write access to the Emacs rep= ository I'm mentioned in some Changelogs because of fixes I've mail= ed when reporting bugs. I think I was somewhat thrilled the first times dev= elopers put my name there instead of their own when checking in those fixes= . It is maybe not a big point, but still a point, since that feeling can be= an impetus to making more fixes.

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