> Why downvotes? It is the most effective way to separate config. If any of those "condition" fails, you may nuke or compromise your repo!
Maybe it was unusual enough that it didn't sound like a serious response (?), but you're completely right that the article's suggested solution can easily leak stuff by accident if you want to absolutely avoid committing with the wrong identity, thus revealing name, email, timezone, or some other metadata, in a repository where you don't want to.
If I contribute to a legal-gray-area anime fansub I don't want those people (other contributors) to know anything about my IRL identity, for example, so of course I'd reduce the possibility of info leaks due to typos or because my muscle memory betrayed me.
Like I mentioned in a sibling reply, I'd rather use a completely different OS user[1], a Docker container, or a different host.
quectophoton|2 years ago
Maybe it was unusual enough that it didn't sound like a serious response (?), but you're completely right that the article's suggested solution can easily leak stuff by accident if you want to absolutely avoid committing with the wrong identity, thus revealing name, email, timezone, or some other metadata, in a repository where you don't want to.
If I contribute to a legal-gray-area anime fansub I don't want those people (other contributors) to know anything about my IRL identity, for example, so of course I'd reduce the possibility of info leaks due to typos or because my muscle memory betrayed me.
Like I mentioned in a sibling reply, I'd rather use a completely different OS user[1], a Docker container, or a different host.
[1]: That's literally what they are for.
Gee8r9|2 years ago
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