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Re: Auto Upgrade Behavior

From: Greg Stein <gstein_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:29:45 -0400

On Aug 25, 2012 8:08 PM, "Branko Čibej" <brane_at_wandisco.com> wrote:
>
> On 26.08.2012 00:31, Greg Stein wrote:
> > In the past, we used auto-upgrade because it "just worked". Most users
> > don't need or want to worry about working copy formats. They just want
svn
> > to work.
> >
> > I don't think we should be making things more difficult for the
majority in
> > order to help a few users who use multiple clients. That is backwards.
:-(
>
> Well, evidence appears to suggest that users who use multiple clients
> are in fact the majority. Hearsay evidence, but that's the only kind I
> see hereabouts.

I'd call it a vocal minority. We've got millions of users. I can't see the
majority using multiple clients. Nobody runs into issues using a single
client, so there is no need to speak up.

Cheers,
-g
Received on 2012-08-26 20:30:22 CEST

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