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Re: A shortcoming of the git repo format

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PJPaul Jackson <pj@sgi.com>
Date
Apr 28, 2005, 01:34 UTC
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Dang ... don't apologize too much ... it's fun watching Linus be a cranky git.

This is turning into something neat, something different and special, and no way we'd have gotten here using the usual ways or means.

And we're all pretty damn confident that you won't be playing SCM dictator for long - tools are obviously not your first love.

Every China Shop needs a good Bull now and then.
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Message 16 of 29 in “A shortcoming of the git repo format”
  1. H. Peter AnvinApr 27, 2005
  2. C. Scott AnanianApr 27, 2005
  3. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2005
  4. H. Peter AnvinApr 27, 2005
  5. Dave JonesApr 27, 2005
  6. H. Peter AnvinApr 27, 2005
  7. Jon SeymourApr 27, 2005
  8. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2005
  9. Petr BaudisApr 27, 2005
  10. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2005
  11. The git repo formatBrian O'Mahoney, Apr 27, 2005
  12. H. Peter AnvinApr 27, 2005
  13. Tom LordApr 27, 2005
  14. H. Peter AnvinApr 27, 2005
  15. Linus TorvaldsApr 28, 2005
  16. Paul JacksonApr 28, 2005
  17. Tom LordApr 28, 2005
  18. Ryan AndersonApr 28, 2005
  19. Morgan SchweersApr 28, 2005
  20. Barry SilvermanApr 28, 2005
  21. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2005
  22. David A. WheelerApr 28, 2005
  23. David LangApr 28, 2005
  24. Daniel BarkalowApr 27, 2005
  25. H. Peter AnvinApr 27, 2005
  26. Daniel BarkalowApr 28, 2005
  27. H. Peter AnvinApr 28, 2005
  28. David WoodhouseApr 28, 2005
  29. Gerhard SchrenkApr 27, 2005

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