From: Alex Riesen Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:02:13 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] git-repack: generational repacking (and example hook script) Message-ID: <81b0412b0707040002k5afb1851kdc6581192a7a4191@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <468B3B42.2040103@vilain.net> On 7/4/07, Sam Vilain wrote: > Johannes Schindelin wrote: > >>>> 1. Do you agree that some users would want their git repositories to be > >>>> "maintenance free"? > >>> I'm not so sure. > >> Well, no offence, but I think you should withhold from voicing a > >> fundamental concern as this, because you're not one of its target users. > > Let's put it this way. A lot of car drivers would probably agree that it > > is a Good Thing (tm) if their car automatically went to get gas, before it > > ran out of it. Less hassle, right? > > > > Yes, except if your car decides to get gas when you are already late, > > speeding, trying to catch your plane. > > Ok, but if you're only packing a few hundred objects it usually won't > matter because it is fast enough that you hardly notice. Unless you are on Windows, MacOSX, a notebook with P233, or unless it is your home server in cellar built out of decommissioned desktop (trusty old P133 with reasonable (for such a thing) 256Mb).