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Re: A shortcoming of the git repo format

From
GSGerhard Schrenk <gps@mittelerde.physik.uni-konstanz.de>
Date
Apr 27, 2005, 20:58 UTC
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<20050427205812.GA4412@frodo>
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* H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> [2005-04-27 07:43]:
> Most of git's files are starting to converge toward an RFC822-like 
> header with (tag, data) and a free-form section.  This is a good
> thing.

I really hate RFC822-like data structures. Why? Lazy straightforward people (who have written to much mails) tend to break the relational data modell and don't realize what they loose. Usually they introduce non-atomar tags like

Tag: value1, value2

and game over. You have just broken the first normal form (1NF). In the end the relational normalization process is just not to break the functional dependencies of your data. It's worth it.

I'm reacting like pawlov's dog and really don't know what I'm talking about (namely git). But please don't do the same error and just associate relational = sql = crap. The shell's operator stream paradigma fits very good to the relational modell. It's certainly closer to the relational algebra than sql...

Take care Gerhard

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  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
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  21. Linus TorvaldsApr 27, 2005
  22. David A. WheelerApr 28, 2005
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  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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