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Re: Tag reorg


"Giovanni Bajo" <giovannibajo@libero.it> writes:

| Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr@integrable-solutions.net> wrote:
| 
| >>>> You can always see them with the url@rev syntax
| >>>> 
| >>>> ie
| >>>> svn ls svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc/branches@105944
| >>> 
| >>> Which requires remembering an arbitrary revision number (i.e.,
| >>> making life *harder* not *easier* for people looking for that
| >>> branch) rather than a more meaningful branch name.
| >> 
| >> And?
| > 
| > And meaningful name matters.
| > I would hate to see the fanatism taken to the point where just because
| > you can do svn bar | baz fhu means we should not provide means for
| > not-so-machine-mimicing humans.
| 
| 
| "fanatism"? Keep your flames for youself.

It is not flame and is not meant to be.  I think it adequately
captures the perception I've had from some of the overly enthusiastic
answers and/or suggestions generated by the new technology transition.
And thanks god, not all of them have been supporting the transition
that way.  

-- Gaby


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