From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:34:59 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] Make the "traditionally-supported" URLs a special case
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0909041232500.4605@intel-tinevez-2-302>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0909032213180.28290@iabervon.org>

Hi,

On Thu, 3 Sep 2009, Daniel Barkalow wrote:

> Instead of trying to make http://, https://, and ftp:// URLs indicative 
> of some sort of pattern of transport helper usage, make them a special 
> case which runs the "curl" helper, and leave the mechanism by which 
> arbitrary helpers will be chosen entirely to future work.

I have to admit that this does not convince me at all.

The special case is "http://" and "https://" which might indicate foreign 
VCS repositories.

In all other cases, I am afraid that you are complicating the glove.

Remember: the whole purpose of the "foreign VCS" helpers is user 
convenience.

Ciao,
Dscho