Prep work before we use the new setup

gitconfig

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [include]
-  path = ~/.gitconfig.platform
   path = ~/.gitconfig.private
 [init]
   defaultBranch = master
@@ -7,11 +6,25 @@
   summary = true
   tool = vimdiff
 [core]
-  excludesfile = ~/.gitignore
+  excludesfile = ~/.gitignore.global
   hookspath = ~/.git_hooks
   preloadindex = true
   fscache = true
   editor = vim
+  # I used to have this set to true, which would result in checked out files
+  # being converted to CRLF line endings and commits converting to LF. I'm
+  # tired of this conversion shit though so I'm turning it off and will be
+  # enforcing LF line endings via a combination of editorconfig and
+  # gitattribute files on a per-project basis. This should make sure that
+  # anyone contributing to my projects will be committing LF line endings.
+  # The only exception is that the gitattributes files will commit batch
+  # files with CRLF to avoid Windows glitches.
+  #
+  # I used these posts for reference:
+  #   https://markentier.tech/posts/2021/10/autocrlf-true-considered-harmful/
+  #   https://troyready.com/blog/git-windows-dont-convert-line-endings.html
+  #
+  autocrlf = false
 [push]
   default = upstream
 [pull]