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Linus Torvalds won't do github pull requests

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Re: Linus Torvalds won't do github pull requests

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Post by bermanoid »

lobo_tuerto wrote: post #3

I hope the github folks get involved in this. I'm specially interested in what they have to say about why they decided to go with what Linus calls _their own totally inferior version_. Love this no-nonsense style, but let me say that it's no only the style, but that Linus has enough on his side to back it up.

You only love the style because he has enough on his side to back it up. Anyone else that acted like Linus does on a regular basis would be considered childish and arrogant.

I'd take Github's version of any feature, any day, over the official git version, any time they differed - Git is a notoriously user-hostile piece of software interface-wise, and pretty much the only thing it has going for it on the usability front is Github.

Re: Linus Torvalds won't do github pull requests

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Post by onedognight »

memset wrote: post #7

Can someone point me to the tool that comes with git for pull-request functionality?

    git request-pull
If you'd like to see an example, this will generate the text of a request sending the top few commits in your repository (assuming the origin / master convention)

    git request-pull master^^^^^ $(git config remote.origin.url)

Re: Linus Torvalds won't do github pull requests

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Post by lnguyen »

eridius wrote: post #12
happycube wrote: post #6

Considering Linus created git, if I were running github I'd tend to listen to whatever he had to say about it...

Devil's advocate: Considering GitHub popularized git, if I were in charge of git I'd listen to what the GitHub guys have to say about it.

I'm inclined to believe that they agree to disagree.

Linus' use case for a pull request would probably be to much for a popularized and casual use case that is likely typical for GitHub.

And anyway it's Linus' prerogative to dictate his requirements for contributing to his project. The description he gives doesn't make it seem overly difficult (use what's already built-in).

Re: Linus Torvalds won't do github pull requests

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Post by sauravc »

bermanoid wrote: post #24
lobo_tuerto wrote: post #3

I hope the github folks get involved in this. I'm specially interested in what they have to say about why they decided to go with what Linus calls _their own totally inferior version_. Love this no-nonsense style, but let me say that it's no only the style, but that Linus has enough on his side to back it up.

You only love the style because he has enough on his side to back it up. Anyone else that acted like Linus does on a regular basis would be considered childish and arrogant. I'd take Github's version of any feature, any day, over the official git version, any time they differed - Git is a notoriously user-hostile piece of software interface-wise, and pretty much the only thing it has going for it on the usability fro…

I agree with the your first line. It espouses objectivity. But your second line goes in the opposite direction and make me sad.
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