From: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:06:27 GMT
Subject: Re: should Documentation/howto/setup-git-server-over-http.txt be marked obsolete?
Message-ID: <20101022150627.GB9224@burratino>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinv3kzvtC_Pq4F0cM_JqU7-Q2a=sWs8YSxbMiPs@mail.gmail.com>

Sitaram Chamarty wrote:

> I assumed that the new -- much more efficient (correct?) transport
> would make the older (dumber) transport obsolete, and I didn't realise
> it had any advantages over the new one.

FWIW the old transport still has its place.  If your web host (e.g.,
an ISP) allows only static content (no CGI), then there is no choice.

Not so relevant for gitolite but still relevant in the world.

Hope that helps,
Jonathan