[chicagobob]

we also have a rule that when possible (like you've opened up an old file with whitespace issues), that you should clean it and do a whitespace changes only commit before getting to work. It makes everyone's life easier if they're not looking for the "real diff" in your commit.

[tiedemann]

That sounds great and diligent. Me and commits never seem to sync properly anyway (mostly because I am the sole dev on so many projects I guess).