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Re: Simple commit mechanism for non-technical users

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Matthieu Moy <matthieu.moy@imag.fr>
Date
Aug 19, 2009, 08:25 UTC
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Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> writes:
> Then you have a bunch of people who do not want to care about learning 
> proper version control.

OTOH, my experience with non-technical people and revision control is: they send you an email with the file attached, saying they promise they will learn the tool one day, but not right now because they don't have time, and then you have to find out how to merge and commit yourself.

And unfortunately (also from my experience), this is not limited to non-technical people ...

For this category of people, a simple web-based commit tool will not teach them anything (which is bad), but at least reduces the work of the technical guys (which is somehow good).

-- 
Matthieu
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  2. Chris PackhamAug 19, 2009
  3. Johannes SchindelinAug 19, 2009
  4. Matthieu MoyAug 19, 2009
  5. Jeff KingAug 19, 2009
  6. D SundstromAug 19, 2009
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