From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: Karl Fogel <kfogel@red-bean.com>,
ofv@wanadoo.es, emacs-devel@gnu.org, lekktu@gmail.com
Subject: Re: GNU Emacs is on Bazaar now.
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:13:31 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87hbr9ir78.fsf@stupidchicken.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <83oclhejpx.fsf@gnu.org> (Eli Zaretskii's message of "Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:08:42 +0200")
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> As I wrote several weeks ago (and was pounced upon), I don't see why
> we need to spoon-feed experienced developers such as Handa-san. I see
> no need to wait until developers ``start looking for ways to get
> around'', and tell them how to do that only then. Describe the
> options (not all of them, just a few useful ones) together with their
> merits and demerits, and let each one make their own choices, like the
> grown-ups they are. The current ``need to know basis'' attitude of
> keeping information off the docs lest developers will be confused is
> almost unethical, pardon my French.
In my opinion, if someone (such as Handa or myself) is happy with VC and
the old CVS-style workflow, we should recommand the CVS-like solution
documented at
http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/BzrQuickStartForEmacsDevs
This is not a fancy as a true DVCS-style workflow, but as far as I can
tell it has the massive advantage that VC Just Works (tm).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-29 18:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 80+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-27 22:55 GNU Emacs is on Bazaar now Karl Fogel
2009-12-28 6:46 ` Kenichi Handa
2009-12-28 6:55 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-28 8:07 ` Kenichi Handa
2009-12-28 8:52 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-28 11:41 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-28 11:45 ` Kenichi Handa
2009-12-28 12:08 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-28 13:10 ` Kenichi Handa
2009-12-28 12:09 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-28 13:22 ` Xavier Maillard
2009-12-28 13:51 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-28 14:42 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-28 9:19 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-28 11:44 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-28 11:47 ` Kenichi Handa
2009-12-28 12:06 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-28 13:08 ` Kenichi Handa
2009-12-28 19:59 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-28 21:27 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-28 22:16 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-28 22:24 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-29 1:26 ` Giorgos Keramidas
2009-12-29 2:08 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-29 2:26 ` Giorgos Keramidas
2009-12-28 22:30 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-28 22:41 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-28 23:14 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 1:17 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-29 2:12 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 1:57 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-29 2:00 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-29 2:16 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 4:32 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-29 4:46 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 7:25 ` Kevin Rodgers
2009-12-29 10:27 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-29 15:54 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-29 16:01 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-29 16:15 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 18:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-29 18:09 ` Juanma Barranquero
2009-12-29 18:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-29 18:13 ` Chong Yidong [this message]
2009-12-29 18:36 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-29 18:54 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-29 20:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-29 20:14 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-31 8:18 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-31 8:29 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-31 9:26 ` Miles Bader
2009-12-31 8:44 ` Miles Bader
2010-01-01 8:41 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-31 5:57 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-31 6:36 ` Óscar Fuentes
2010-01-01 9:21 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-01-01 9:48 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-31 11:33 ` Chong Yidong
2009-12-29 1:47 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-29 2:38 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 4:38 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-29 4:58 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-31 5:54 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-31 5:58 ` Miles Bader
2009-12-31 6:02 ` Dan Nicolaescu
2010-01-01 11:22 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2009-12-31 6:33 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-31 6:51 ` Miles Bader
2010-01-01 10:01 ` Stephen J. Turnbull
2010-01-01 10:19 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 6:14 ` Karl Fogel
2009-12-29 7:23 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-28 19:19 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-28 20:00 ` Andreas Schwab
2009-12-28 20:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-29 18:00 ` James Cloos
2009-12-29 19:40 ` Óscar Fuentes
2009-12-29 20:02 ` Eli Zaretskii
2009-12-29 20:55 ` James Cloos
2009-12-29 21:30 ` Óscar Fuentes
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