Re: Git Survey summary

From: Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org>
Date: Sep 21, 2006, 16:27 UTC
Message-ID: <20060921162724.GE3934@spearce.org>
In-Reply-To: <eeudn6$400$1@sea.gmane.org>

Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> wrote:

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> Shawn Pearce wrote:
> 
> > Since Git uses a mailing list model it would be nice if the gitweb
> > hyperlinks were into the marc and GMane archives by Message-ID;
> 
> Planned (as an example committag support).
> 
> Would it be better ti use MARC or GMane interface:
>  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?i=200609200739.48732.alan%20()%20chandlerfamily%20!%20org%20!%20uk
>  http://news.gmane.org/find-root.php?message_id=<200609200739.48732.alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>

Well, the GMane link worked and displayed the thread; the MARC one didn't. The GMane link is also less mangled.

When reading the mailing list via the web I do tend to read through GMane more than MARC but I can't state why I have that preference. It just happens. Maybe I prefer white backgrounds over black ones?

-- 
Shawn.