Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2021 18:53:20 -0800 From: Enji Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> To: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> Cc: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@FreeBSD.org>, "dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org" <dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org>, "dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org" <dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: git: 2a50a9de8340 - main - terminfo: add terminfo database Message-ID: <305BED81-416F-4A7F-B334-29A8B5DFA01D@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20210226230327.2741e72fe3aef2918cc210d6@bidouilliste.com> References: <202102251327.11PDR4eC083842@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <E1CBDB73-8A27-49D5-9B1A-7F33CA323528@gmail.com> <20210226230327.2741e72fe3aef2918cc210d6@bidouilliste.com>
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> On Feb 26, 2021, at 2:03 PM, Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.com> = wrote: >=20 > On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:41:31 -0800 > Enji Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com <mailto:yaneurabeya@gmail.com>> = wrote: >=20 >>=20 >>> On Feb 25, 2021, at 5:27 AM, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> = wrote: >>>=20 >>> The branch main has been updated by bapt: >>>=20 >>> URL: = https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D2a50a9de8340f08bd876e9e5993332ae= 14376f80 >>>=20 >>> commit 2a50a9de8340f08bd876e9e5993332ae14376f80 >>> Author: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> >>> AuthorDate: 2021-02-23 16:17:32 +0000 >>> Commit: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> >>> CommitDate: 2021-02-25 13:25:32 +0000 >>>=20 >>> terminfo: add terminfo database >>>=20 >>> Tested by: manu, jbeich >>=20 >> Hi Baptiste, >> A question and a comment: >> 1. Was this reviewed in Phabricator? >> 2. The details on why the terminfo database is being added are a = bit lean too to non-Unix users. >=20 > Are you aware that we are developing a unix-like system ? =E2=80=9Cnon-Unix=E2=80=9D was poor wording. What I was trying to imply = was the fact that the commit message described what was done, but not = what or what could be gained after the commit. If I tried explaining this information to someone who had no idea what = terminfo was, they would be puzzled about what was gained through this = commit. Put differently: if I had to explain to my non-technical friends what I = was doing with this commit message alone, I would probably receive very = puzzled looks from them. Cheers, -Enji=
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