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Mine was a serious question about what, exactly “similar” is supposed to mean.

You are presuming to speak for @sqlite by claiming they did not mean felony, when the very example they provided of what it means to take it seriously is that it’s a crime.

What makes you certain that they weren’t suggesting exactly that?

I don’t think it’s fair to call my question a straw man. @sqlite has been making a strange moral argument out of git rebase for many years. I honestly want to understand where it’s coming from.

Fwiw I also don’t think it’s fair to ask a bullshit adhominem straw man question like “Are you actually unable to engage in a significant discussion without using strawmen?”



> What makes you certain that they weren’t suggesting exactly that?

Stop it stop it stop it.

Stop it.


Stop what?? What are you talking about? Did you read @sqlite’s comment? “To alter that transaction after the fact is akin to felony fraud.” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29133758 @SQLite literally said editing code history should be considered “akin to” a felony. It seems like you’re misunderstanding me because you’re misunderstanding @SQLite.




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