Re: Crazy idea? Remote SVN client for the Subversion-impaired

On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 04:09:50PM -0600, John Burwell wrote:
> It's not because they don't understand or are somehow otherwise
> deficient, they just don't care. They use tools such as computers to
> do their work; computers are not the work itself, as it might be for
> a developer. If there's anything to differentiate "us" and "them" it
> would be that they expect computers to stay out of their way.
> Subversion is a huge interference to someone who just wants the
> computer to help them create something.
>
> There are other workflows designed with designers in mind. Maybe
> Subversion just isn't right for the "subversion-impaired." Other
> tools do exist that might better fit the needs of the users in this
> case.

But "I don't care and I just want to do my work", while being right in
principle, cannot be used to excuse the _necessary_ learning effort.

Why do people - including grandma - need to remember to shutdown
Windows[1] before turning off the computer? Why can't they just turn it
off when they are done just like they would a TV?

They don't care and they just want to do their "things", right?

Version control is _not_ something only a developer should/would/is
qualified to care about. At least not the basic lock-modify-unlock
workflow. I can't see how that becomes more of a huge interference even
to a non-developer than "remember to shutdown your Windows".

-- 
Jing Xue
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