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llimllib
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I would guess that tab -> spaces happens locally, and then the spaces are what's sent over the wire. So it would be whoever inserted the tab. (What other possibility could there be?)
MsMowz
on Nov 15, 2017
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Why would spaces be sent over the wire?
RussianCow
on Nov 15, 2017
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Why wouldn't they be? How else would you envision indentation working?
thedaniel
on Nov 15, 2017
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Well, one of the people in the scenario uses tab characters, not spaces.
hobofan
on Nov 15, 2017
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Why would someone do that?
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spinningarrow
on Nov 16, 2017
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Because indentation is subjective (and is different from alignment)
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