From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Miles Bader Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Workflow to accumulate individual changes? Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:09:09 +0900 Message-ID: <87ws00g13u.fsf@catnip.gol.com> References: <838wchgais.fsf@gnu.org> <878wchfxcn.fsf@red-bean.com> <874on537yy.fsf@iki.fi> <87my0xega6.fsf@red-bean.com> <87zl4x1qjl.fsf@iki.fi> <87vdflm781.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87iqbl9jkj.fsf@red-bean.com> <873a2pgjtt.fsf@catnip.gol.com> Reply-To: Miles Bader NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1262434184 1578 80.91.229.12 (2 Jan 2010 12:09:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:09:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ofv@wanadoo.es, emacs-devel@gnu.org, Karl Fogel , Andreas Schwab , "Stephen J. Turnbull" , Teemu Likonen , Eli Zaretskii To: Juanma Barranquero Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Jan 02 13:09:35 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1NR2nX-0002t1-9R for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:09:35 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44111 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NR2nX-0001SC-8u for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:09:35 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NR2nR-0001Rx-RC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:09:29 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NR2nN-0001Pg-4r for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:09:29 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45271 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NR2nN-0001Pd-1D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:09:25 -0500 Original-Received: from smtp12.dentaku.gol.com ([203.216.5.74]:39763) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NR2nI-0001mw-Dx; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:09:20 -0500 Original-Received: from 218.231.177.74.eo.eaccess.ne.jp ([218.231.177.74] helo=catnip.gol.com) by smtp12.dentaku.gol.com with esmtpa (Dentaku) id 1NR2nA-0005j6-Au; Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:09:12 +0900 Original-Received: by catnip.gol.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8D419DF32; Sat, 2 Jan 2010 21:09:09 +0900 (JST) System-Type: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu In-Reply-To: (Juanma Barranquero's message of "Sat, 2 Jan 2010 12:43:53 +0100") Original-Lines: 17 X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV GOL (outbound) X-Abuse-Complaints: abuse@gol.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:119272 Archived-At: Juanma Barranquero writes: >> Yeah, a complex infrastructure just to fix typos in commit messages >> seems a bit over the top. > > Though I agree with you, let's not misrepresent the issue; changing > commit messages is not just about typos, but also wrong or misleading > information. Nonetheless, IME, it's _extremely_ rare for it to represent a serious issue, and nowhere near enough of a problem to be worth the cost of such a mechanism. -Miles -- Kilt, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen [sic] in America and Americans in Scotland.