* bug#56440: Don't contrast TRAMP to Ange-FTP in introduction of manual
@ 2022-07-07 15:45 Stefan Kangas
2022-07-07 15:52 ` Michael Albinus
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Stefan Kangas @ 2022-07-07 15:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 56440; +Cc: Michael Albinus
Severity: wishlist
How about rewriting the introductory paragraphs in `(tramp) Top' to not
describe TRAMP in contrast to Ange-FTP? The latter package seems to be
more and more obscure these days, especially since the FTP protocol is
used less and less. For example, this paragraph:
The difference is that Ange FTP uses FTP to transfer files between
the local and the remote host, whereas TRAMP uses a combination of ‘rsh’
and ‘rcp’ or other work-alike programs, such as ‘ssh’/‘scp’.
Could be turned into an FAQ.
Instead, we could use that limited space to briefly repeat parts of the
information in `(tramp) Overview'.
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2022-07-07 15:45 bug#56440: Don't contrast TRAMP to Ange-FTP in introduction of manual Stefan Kangas
@ 2022-07-07 15:52 ` Michael Albinus
2022-07-09 15:59 ` Stefan Kangas
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Michael Albinus @ 2022-07-07 15:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Stefan Kangas; +Cc: 56440
Stefan Kangas <stefan@marxist.se> writes:
Hi Stefan,
> How about rewriting the introductory paragraphs in `(tramp) Top' to not
> describe TRAMP in contrast to Ange-FTP? The latter package seems to be
> more and more obscure these days, especially since the FTP protocol is
> used less and less. For example, this paragraph:
>
> The difference is that Ange FTP uses FTP to transfer files between
> the local and the remote host, whereas TRAMP uses a combination of ‘rsh’
> and ‘rcp’ or other work-alike programs, such as ‘ssh’/‘scp’.
>
> Could be turned into an FAQ.
>
> Instead, we could use that limited space to briefly repeat parts of the
> information in `(tramp) Overview'.
Well, yes. I push it onto my TODO stack, until there is an empty time slot.
(Feel free to beat me :-)
Best regards, Michael.
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