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Re: Feedback outside of the user survey

From
Richard Hartmann <richih.mailinglist@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 16, 2008, 13:18 UTC
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<2d460de70810160618u1803375aj913145a5060e5308@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 13:56, Garry Dolley <gdolley@arpnetworks.com> wrote:
> I know from an external point of view, it seems pulling a subdir
> wouldn't be a big deal; but if you look at git internals, you start
> to realize why it's an option that isn't on the table.

That's my understanding as well. And you can simply branch out a subdir when you want to work on it. I am not saying this should be changed, just that it should be mention in The Big Overview.

Richard
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  1. Richard HartmannOct 16, 2008
  2. Jeff KingOct 16, 2008
  3. Richard HartmannOct 16, 2008
  4. Garry DolleyOct 16, 2008
  5. Richard HartmannOct 16, 2008
  6. Christian JaegerOct 16, 2008
  7. Garry DolleyOct 18, 2008
  8. Christian JaegerOct 18, 2008
  9. Andreas EricssonOct 20, 2008
  10. Christian JaegerOct 20, 2008
  11. Andreas EricssonOct 20, 2008
  12. Christian JaegerOct 20, 2008
  13. Andreas EricssonOct 20, 2008
  14. Christian JaegerOct 20, 2008
  15. Christian JaegerOct 20, 2008
  16. Junio C HamanoOct 20, 2008
  17. Christian JaegerOct 21, 2008

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