linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] libata updates, GPG signed (but see admin notes)

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Date:	Wed, 2 Nov 2011 18:19:36 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Shawn Pearce <spearce@...arce.org>
Cc:	Junio C Hamano <gitster@...ox.com>, git@...r.kernel.org,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata updates, GPG signed (but see admin notes)

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Shawn Pearce <spearce@...arce.org> wrote:
>>
>> So I really think that signing the top commit itself is fundamentally wrong.
>
> I really disagree. I like the signed commit approach.

If you like it so much, go ahead and use them.

But stop with the crazy excuses for the downsides. I explained exactly
why amending is stupid and wrong, and why empty commits are f*cking
moronic. But even apart from the *technical* problems with the stupid
mis-designed feature, I explained why it was fundamentally broken from
a workflow standpoint too.

I'm not saying that you shouldn't use them - go ahead and use the
feature if you like it. But please spare me your excuses for stupid
workarounds that come from the fact that they aren't a good match for
sane workflows.

                       Linus
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