From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from localhost (dcvr.yhbt.net [127.0.0.1]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BEDE1FF76 for ; Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:41:58 +0000 (UTC) From: Eric Wong To: meta@public-inbox.org Subject: [PATCH] doc: minor updates to design notes Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2016 21:41:58 +0000 Message-Id: <20161226214158.14141-1-e@80x24.org> List-Id: ssoma is not worth marketing, but perhaps our mirror of the git mailing list archives is... --- Documentation/design_notes.txt | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/design_notes.txt b/Documentation/design_notes.txt index c7a8b26..c637302 100644 --- a/Documentation/design_notes.txt +++ b/Documentation/design_notes.txt @@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ Why email? * git, one of the most widely-used version control systems, includes many tools for for email, including: git-format-patch(1), git-send-email(1), git-am(1), git-imap-send(1). Furthermore, the development of git itself - is based on the git mailing list. + is based on the git mailing list: https://public-inbox.org/git/ + (or http://hjrcffqmbrq6wope.onion/git/ for Tor users) * Email is already the de-facto form of communication in many Free Software communities.. @@ -86,6 +87,11 @@ Why perl 5? * git and SpamAssassin both use it, so it should be one less thing for admins to install and waste disk space with. +* Distributing compiled binaries has higher costs for storage/cache + space is required for each architecture. Having a runnable, + source-only distribution means any user already has access to all + of our source. + Laziness -------- @@ -112,12 +118,11 @@ Laziness * Avoids bikeshedding about web UI decisions, GUI-lovers can write their own GUI-friendly interfaces (HTML or native) based on public archives. - Maybe one day integrated MUAs will feature built-in git protocol support! Web notes --------- -* Getting users to install/run ssoma (or any new tool) is difficult. +* Getting users to install/run any new tool is difficult. The web views must be easily read/cache/mirror-able. * There may also be a significant number of webmail users without -- EW