Re: base

[Juanma Barranquero <lekktu@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 14:32, Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen@xemacs.org> wrote:

> (except maybe Eli because of the Windows issues)

The "Windows issues" are quite real. Basically, there's no support at
all. You practically cannot go to ask about a problem with the Windows
port unless you're ready to fix it yourself (which would be fine,
except that we're developing Emacs, not git); otherwise the
probability of getting a harsh rebuke is almost 100%.

And I frankly wouldn't be the least surprised if someday the people
involved in the port jus simply walked away (which they are entirely
in their right to do, of course, I hasten to add).

So Bzr, with all its problems, at least has some compromise of
supporting Windows users, while on git it seems like we're barely
tolerated :-)

> but the UI badmouthing kept the discussion going
> long enough for other candidates to get serious consideration.

My English isn't good enoug to know whether "badmouthing" implies
falsehood or bad intention. That the UI is bad is IMHO entirely true.

    Juanma