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On Mon, 2002-07-01 at 16:10, Richard Stallman wrote:

> It seems to me that the solution of making C-x C-q do
> toggle-read-only, and having it print a message in the case of a
> VC-controlled file, does the best to satisfy all the various wishes
> users expressed.

What if we make this the default, but add an option that lets you have a
stronger binding (ask a question, or do check-in/out without asking)?  I
think that would be important for those who like the existing binding
very much.