Re: Now 100% Serious Newline conversion suggestion

On 2001-12-13 16:48:02 cmpilato wrote:
>I posted this earlier with the subject "50% Serious Newline conversion
>suggestion". Well, after reading all the other proposals, and finding
>them all lacking in at least one area, I feel compelled to repost this
>as a 100% serious suggestion, and I actually DO want feedback on it
>now. :-)
>
>In this system:
>
>- newline styles in the repository change ONLY when it was
> intentional.
>
>- we do the world a favor by promoting the use of tools that can
> understand (and not munge) files of various newline styles, while
> not punishing those who fail to use such tools.

William writes a text file. Linus checks it out and the CR breaks his
tools.
Linus feels punished.

Am I missing something?

Peter.

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