README.md: move down historical explanation about the name

The explanations about why the name was chosen are secondary compared to
the description and link to the documentation.

Some consider these explanations as good computer scientists joke, but
other see it as needlessly offensive vocabulary.

This patch preserves the historical joke, but gives it less importance
by moving it to the end of the README, and makes it clear that it is a
historical explanation, that does not necessarily reflect the state of
mind of current developers.

Signed-off-by: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@imag.fr>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3ddc3e0493527b315a1044f69e52c157c0d1022..d1ffbb61702ee1c51f38ee7f65800147d514d084 100644 (file)
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
 Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
 =========================================================
 
 Git - fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
 =========================================================
 

-"git" can mean anything, depending on your mood.
-
- - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
-   actually used by any common UNIX command.  The fact that it is a
-   mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
- - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
-   dictionary of slang.
- - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
-   works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
-

 Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
 unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
 and full access to internals.
 Git is a fast, scalable, distributed revision control system with an
 unusually rich command set that provides both high-level operations
 and full access to internals.


@@ -52,6 +41,19 @@ list the current status of various development topics to the mailing
 list.  The discussion following them give a good reference for
 project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
 
 list.  The discussion following them give a good reference for
 project status, development direction and remaining tasks.
 

+The name "git" was given by Linus Torvalds when he wrote the very
+first version. He described the tool as "the stupid content tracker"
+and the name as (depending on your mood):
+
+ - random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not
+   actually used by any common UNIX command.  The fact that it is a
+   mispronunciation of "get" may or may not be relevant.
+ - stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the
+   dictionary of slang.
+ - "global information tracker": you're in a good mood, and it actually
+   works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
+ - "goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t": when it breaks
+

 [INSTALL]: INSTALL
 [Documentation/gittutorial.txt]: Documentation/gittutorial.txt
 [Documentation/giteveryday.txt]: Documentation/giteveryday.txt
 [INSTALL]: INSTALL
 [Documentation/gittutorial.txt]: Documentation/gittutorial.txt
 [Documentation/giteveryday.txt]: Documentation/giteveryday.txt