Thread: Git is not an acronym
Commit 651377933e031 cleaned up references to CVS replacing them with Git. Replacing CVS with Git in acronyms.sgml seems a bit incorrect though as Git isn't an acronym (but CVS is, hence the original item replaced). We also never refer to Git with <acronym /> tags. The attached removes Git from the acronyms page. -- Daniel Gustafsson https://vmware.com/
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On 6/10/21 7:40 AM, Daniel Gustafsson wrote: > Commit 651377933e031 cleaned up references to CVS replacing them with Git. > Replacing CVS with Git in acronyms.sgml seems a bit incorrect though as Git > isn't an acronym (but CVS is, hence the original item replaced). We also never > refer to Git with <acronym /> tags. The attached removes Git from the acronyms > page. According to the README[1] and reference in the Wikipedia page that our docs point too, "git" can be an acronym based on context. I don't think it's harmful to leave it in. Jonathan [1] https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/README.md
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On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 09:04, Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org> wrote:
On 6/10/21 7:40 AM, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> Commit 651377933e031 cleaned up references to CVS replacing them with Git.
> Replacing CVS with Git in acronyms.sgml seems a bit incorrect though as Git
> isn't an acronym (but CVS is, hence the original item replaced). We also never
> refer to Git with <acronym /> tags. The attached removes Git from the acronyms
> page.
According to the README[1] and reference in the Wikipedia page that our
docs point too, "git" can be an acronym based on context. I don't think
it's harmful to leave it in.
Doesn't seem like a nit worth picking to me either.
Dave
> On 10 Jun 2021, at 15:03, Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org> wrote: > > On 6/10/21 7:40 AM, Daniel Gustafsson wrote: >> Commit 651377933e031 cleaned up references to CVS replacing them with Git. >> Replacing CVS with Git in acronyms.sgml seems a bit incorrect though as Git >> isn't an acronym (but CVS is, hence the original item replaced). We also never >> refer to Git with <acronym /> tags. The attached removes Git from the acronyms >> page. > > According to the README[1] and reference in the Wikipedia page that our > docs point too, "git" can be an acronym based on context. I don't think > it's harmful to leave it in. Not harmful, but an acronym which we explain with the acronym itself doesn't seem like helpful use of page real-estate. -- Daniel Gustafsson https://vmware.com/
you mean something like Gnu s Not Unix ?
On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 3:34 PM Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> wrote:
> On 10 Jun 2021, at 15:03, Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz@postgresql.org> wrote:
>
> On 6/10/21 7:40 AM, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
>> Commit 651377933e031 cleaned up references to CVS replacing them with Git.
>> Replacing CVS with Git in acronyms.sgml seems a bit incorrect though as Git
>> isn't an acronym (but CVS is, hence the original item replaced). We also never
>> refer to Git with <acronym /> tags. The attached removes Git from the acronyms
>> page.
>
> According to the README[1] and reference in the Wikipedia page that our
> docs point too, "git" can be an acronym based on context. I don't think
> it's harmful to leave it in.
Not harmful, but an acronym which we explain with the acronym itself doesn't
seem like helpful use of page real-estate.
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Daniel Gustafsson https://vmware.com/
On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 at 08:34, Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> wrote: > Not harmful, but an acronym which we explain with the acronym itself doesn't > seem like helpful use of page real-estate. > Perhaps I am missing something. The two acronyms offered appear to be: "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room. "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks I don't personally care all that much whether it stays or goes at present, but again, perhaps I am missing something.