still trying to normalize line endings to lf

Not sure if this heavy solution is the way to go.  Next consider:
* text=auto

References:
http://timclem.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/mind-the-end-of-your-line/

https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-line-endings#platform-windows
http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gitattributes.html