URLs again

OK, there's an unresolved issue between Greg S. and Karl: whether
a repository path and fs path should be exposed as seperate objects to
the user (as cvs does), or if they should be expressed as a single URL
(as dav would do it).

I've not yet heard people put out real arguments one way or another;
and I'd like to hear them *now*. I'm tired of beating around the
bush.

Here's what I've heard from Greg:

  * `Con' on separation:

      Separation is an old holdover from cvs; the user doesn't need
      to be aware of it.

Here's what I've heard from Karl:

  * `Con' on urls:

      Use-case: Jane checks out a url, then realizes that she wants
      to checkout a larger parent context. But which parent dir? She
      can't tell where the repos starts! Needless obscurity.

Obviously, because I sit next no Karl, I hear his side more. However,
I'm sure that Greg has specific pros/cons... please post them!

-- Referee Ben
Received on Sat Oct 21 14:36:22 2006