> in Python's console, if you hit "q" or escape or ctrl-C or something, you get an error message like the 'source :rubygems' error message, which says "hit ctrl-D to escape."
Ah, I think I know what you're talking about. I wasn't using Python back then, and I know exit() was added after that (the only way to leave the console before that was to Ctrl-D), but when you type "exit" in the console, Python responds:
Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit
Anyone ever hit up Linus to add the 'git statsu' command? That would really help me out.
I'm assuming this is a (weak) joke, but in case you're genuinely wondering:
git config --global alias.statsu status
the idea in Ruby, and especially in Rails, is that if you know what the default is which most people are going to expect or try, you should support it. to say "we know you thought source :rubygems was the default, but it's not, you have to type it explicitly" is a little un-Ruby and a whole bunch un-Rails.