Re: Feature request: Advanced repository browsing over http

>"Are there any plans to make my toothbrush also shave facial hairs,
> kinda like a razor?"
>
>(Eyes rolling) "No. Use a razor."

Your analogy sucks big time. I asked if there were any plans to improve an
already existing function. Not new functionality. The subversion site offers
web based browsing of the source, but it's very basic. Asking if there were
plans to extend this capability is not about going from a toothbrush to a
razor. It's about going from a bad toothbrush to a good one.

If there were no such plan, a simple "no" would be just fine...

> > I have found ViewCVS to be very unstable when used with Subversion
> > (which keeps getting into a wedged state when browsed). Also, the
> > GUI-interface in ViewCVS is not very intuitive for new users.
>
>I can't speak to how intuitive the ViewCVS interface is for new
>users. When I was a new user, I stumbled a bit on one thing that I
>think of, but all it took was stumbling once before I knew what to
>expect.

So you CAN speak to how intuitive the ViewCVS interface is for new users...

>As for the stability of the software, here's a plan -- start reporting
>the problems to the ViewCVS list. Try to come up with repeatable
>recipes, and let someone on that list know about it. I know that I,
>and I'm sure that Russell, would take such reports quite seriously.

I did. Nothing happened. I'll try ViewCVS again, though, as it is extremely
clear to me that cmpilato have no plans for this functionality :-)

> > This functionality would be sufficient to use Subversion as a "project
> > portal."
>
>Hm. I guess we just set our goals too low when we decided to only
>bother with replacing CVS everywhere on the planet.

I guess I set my goal to high when expecting a simple, polite yes/no answer.
Irony is a great thing when it bites or explains. This was just pathetic.

My "Junk mail" folder is about to grow...

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Received on Thu Aug 21 20:02:59 2003