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Re: Can I have this, pretty please?

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David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>
Date
Aug 12, 2007, 20:10 UTC
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
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> But if you want to make a virtual NNTP server that exposes the
> git-rev-list output, go right ahead.
>
> I don't think it should be needed (ie I think we should be able to
> handle this issue other ways),

Sure. But being able to handle it in a way with which I as well as my tools are already fluent is an advantage, for me. "One separate idiosyncratic tool for every job" does not cut it for me with regard to user interfaces. Which is part of the reason I am an Emacs user. And even though you may want to see that breed interned, some of them do useful things at times.

> and I don't think it's as good as the alternatives (because I don't
> think any client will ever be able to show the history well), but
> hey, alternatives are fine.
Yup.
-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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  2. Steven GrimmAug 12, 2007
  3. David KastrupAug 12, 2007
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