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RE: Size vs Focus WAS RE: ".svn" directory name no good....

From: Sander Striker <striker_at_apache.org>
Date: 2003-09-26 21:11:28 CEST

> From: B. W. Fitzpatrick [mailto:fitz@red-bean.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:05 PM

> If we're going to go with a configuration option, then why not just let
> the user name their Subversion administrative directory whatever in the
> heck they want to. The default would be .svn, and if somebody wants to
> use '___svn___admin_dir_ate_my_lunch' for their admin directory name,
> well then, more power to them.
>
> In any case, the more I think about this, the more I think that we
> should just make it a config Option that defaults to .svn... we can
> document (in the conf file and the book) it so that if people want or
> need to name their admin dir something else, then they know that they
> may have some difficulties doing some things (sharing wc's amongst users
> being the main one).

If we're going to go with any option, the configurable one is the only
one that gets my +1. I personally do not want to use anything else
than .svn, regardless of platform. If people do desire to name their
config area differently, let them, but leave the people who like the
status quo alone.

Sander

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