From: Eric Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:34:55 GMT
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 0/3] JSON/XML output for scripting interface
Message-ID: <20100411223455.GA16622@thyrsus.com>
In-Reply-To: <q2i2cfc40321004111522kd177fb89k6b9265c641d7deec@mail.gmail.com>

Jon Seymour <jon.seymour@gmail.com>:
> [ And, yes, I understand that to making line-oriented formats a
> backend would be a reasonably invasive change to existing code that
> would involve a level of indirection and abstraction that may not be
> to everyone's taste. ]

For whatever my opinion is worth I think this is a good direction to
go in.  I think it fits the well-established git design philosophy of
separating content manipulation (plumbing) from presentation
(porcelain).
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		<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric S. Raymond</a>