Subject: Re: 'next' will be rewound shortly

From: Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:05:52 -0700

Miklos Vajna <[email-masked]> writes:

> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 02:28:29PM -0700, Junio C Hamano <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> Following git tradition, manpage came after the command's behaviour has
>> been long established.  It will be a behaviour change, and it is open to
>> debate if the new behaviour is better or if the proposed change of
>> behaviour hurts existing users.
>
> If my opinion counts, I like the current ("prepend") one,...

Well, I do not think you are alone --- otherwise the original behaviour
would not be such ;-)

In any case, what is more important is that the proposed change is a
change in behaviour and the burden of proof that it does not hurt people's
existing scripts is on the party that wants to change it.