Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
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Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
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Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#2With apologies to xkcd:
$ git push origin HEAD:make-me-a-sandwich
git: what? make it yourself.
$ git push origin +HEAD:make-me-a-sandwich
git: okay.Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#3Thanks for this, it's always tough to admit when one is wrong.
Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#4Google cache: http://www.andrewljohnson.com/article/Mea%20Culpa:%20GitHub%...
Site is down. (Or not, there was a 500 error when I tried to access it)
Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#5+1 for actually stepping forward and apologizing! Always impressive when people do that.
Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#6Google cache: http://www.andrewljohnson.com/article/Mea%20Culpa:%20GitHub%... Site is down. (Or not, there was a 500 error when I tried to access it)
Seems to be back again.
Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#7Good for you. I think this points to plenty of opportunity out there for making Git easier to use. I know I would pay for something like that.
Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#8Very classy apology. While Andrew's quickly jumping to conclusions is certainly not something to emulate (as he obviously implies in his apology), his ability to assume complete responsibility for a mistake that damaged a reputation is something all members of Internet communities should take note of.
Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#9Wouldn't it be great if your scm actually kept all your changes no matter what?
Re: Mea Culpa: GitHub works well, my mistake made them look bad
#10Very classy apology. While Andrew's quickly jumping to conclusions is certainly not something to emulate (as he obviously implies in his apology), his ability to assume complete responsibility for a mistake that damaged a reputation is something all members of Internet communities should take note of.
Similarly, GitHub acted in a classy way too. Tom helped Andrew throughout the thread without any snark or dismissals that are, sadly, quite easy to dish out. It certainly contrasts with the recent "go away" Tumblr story.