From: Christoph Bartoschek <bartoschek@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:50:44 GMT
Subject: Submodules implementation
Message-ID: <k76e57-g67.ln1@burns.bruehl.pontohonk.de>

Hi,

what is the main reason that submodules are their own repositories linked 
into the enclosing one and not just additional pointers in the main 
repository?

My impression is that submodules as pointers to existing tree objects would 
make a design more easier to understand and more user friendly. 
Especially I see no need for most of the submodule commands. Maybe "git 
submodule add" but the other commands are already covered by existing ones.

Or is there a tool that uses such additional pointers for submodule 
management?

Thanks
Christoph