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Re: [Book] Confusing order

From: C. Michael Pilato <cmpilato_at_collab.net>
Date: 2004-06-07 19:44:37 CEST

Ben Collins-Sussman <sussman@collab.net> writes:

> On Mon, 2004-06-07 at 12:00, Yuan-Yuan Sun wrote:
>
> > So, a Quick Start for someone who must set up and run a SubVersion
> > repository please.
>
> I disagree. I don't think there *can* be a Quick Start for "setting up
> and running a repository." There are dozens of difficult choices to
> make: how will you organize the repository? How will you back it up?
> Who will own the repository? What will your hook-scripts do? Which
> server will you set up? Which authentication and authorization systems
> will you use?
>
> There's no way that a "Quick Start" guide can make these complex choices
> for you. Administrators actually have to read all of chapter 5 and 6 to
> get the full background they need to make these important decisions.
> That information isn't compressible into a tiny bulleted list.
>
> Not everything in life has shortcuts.

I was about to send a similar mail. A quickstart for repository setup
would have to work more like a flowchart, with decisions taking you
off into whole different universes for more decision-making. Heh, we
could write it as a choose-your-own-adventure story:

   You are standing at a fork in the road. To the left, the way
   becomes narrow, winding, and dark. There is a rickety wooden sign
   that reads, "Berkeley DB". To the right the road is straight and
   wide, seemingly heading towards a bright glow you spy on the
   horizon. The path is marked with a neon sign reading "FSFS".

      To go left, jump to page 55.
      To go right, jump to page 134.

Hmm... writing that was more fun than I expected.

C-Mike considers the task for a bit, then hears his son playing
upstairs and decides, "Not today, m' boy. Not today."

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