From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:26:31 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 22/40] Windows: Implement asynchronous functions as threads.
Message-ID: <alpine.LSU.1.00.0802291023060.22527@racer.site>
In-Reply-To: <47C77720.2080405@comcast.net>

Hi,

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, Paul Franz wrote:

> Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > [top-posting?]
> 
> Is there something wrong with it?

My favourite way to describe it (a quote):

+A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
+Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
+A: Top-posting.
+Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

> > The problems with Git and Windows are not network related.  They are 
> > with Windows' pitiful performance when it comes to spawn processes.
>
> Which makes me believe that it sounds like git depends on spawning 
> processes being cheap.

Yes, like everything that relies on being scriptable.

> > IMO your efforts to help Git on Windows would be better spent on the 
> > msysGit list, where you would learn about the real issues we face.
> 
> Excuse my ignorance, could you tell me where the mysGit list is, so that 
> I can subscribe?

It is referenced right on the first page on

	http://msysgit.googlecode.com/

under the keyword "Groups:".

Hth,
Dscho