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Re: why not TortoiseGit

From
Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org>
Date
Oct 31, 2008, 03:53 UTC
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"George Shammas" <georgyo@gmail.com> writes:
> The very very blunt answer is, TortoiseGit doesn't exist because no
> one has created it. And this may partly be do to the fact that git is
> more powerful then the programs who have it, so its a bigger project
> to make it stupid proof.

... and from what I've seen of tortoise* users, "stupid proof" is very, very, very, necessary...

-Miles
-- 
Immortality, n.  A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for,
      Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud
      Eternally to die for.
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