1 Aug 2004 18:25
Re: Re: Re: Re: Flyspray news
> Right now, I have to use _two_ access > methods, CVS and SVN, because projects randomly choose which to use.And that is the way it should be: freedom of choice. And if you made a choice, why provide another way of access (which will be limited anyway, because of non-compatible features). > Suppose I only need to talk to Yahoo users a few times a day. Does that make > it acceptable to have to run their client alongside my other working client? No. > Or suppose I need to use CVS and SVN 2,000 times a day. Is it still ideal to > have to remember which site is using which repository? Yes, i see no problem with that (even though it is a hypothetical situation that will never happen). I can't make my opinion more clear than i did: there's a world of difference between having to have 2 applications open all the time, and having to use 2 different command-line tools. > I would much rather type one command and have it work in all places. Good luck. cheers, Remko
And that is the way it should be: freedom of choice. And if you made a
choice, why provide another way of access (which will be limited
anyway, because of non-compatible features).
> Suppose I only need to talk to Yahoo users a few times a day. Does that make
> it acceptable to have to run their client alongside my other working client?
No.
> Or suppose I need to use CVS and SVN 2,000 times a day. Is it still ideal to
> have to remember which site is using which repository?
Yes, i see no problem with that (even though it is a hypothetical situation
that will never happen).
I can't make my opinion more clear than i did: there's a world of
difference between having to have 2 applications open all the time, and
having to use 2 different command-line tools.
> I would much rather type one command and have it work in all places.
Good luck.
cheers,
Remko
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