On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 15:29, Ryan Schmidt
<subversion-2008c_at_ryandesign.com> wrote:
> On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:04 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>
>> Quoting "Reedick, Andrew":
>>
>>> What is the goal/purpose/benefit of the log? If SVN can provide or meet
>>> that goal/purpose/benefit, then it shouldn't matter how it's implemented.
>>> Don't force the Old Inefficient Ways on New Tools.
>>
>> that will *not* be a compelling argument. the normal response to
>> that is, "but it won't *hurt*, will it?" when people are absolutely
>> entrenched in their ways, it is not enough to show that some old
>> habit no longer has any value. you have to go further and show that
>> it actually *harms* the process, however you want to do that.
>>
>> trust me, i've been down this road before. you need to demonstrate
>> actual harm. if you can't, you're going to lose this one.
>
> My argument would be:
>
> Subversion does not have the function in question ($Log$ in source). The
> developers of Subversion will not implement it or accept a patch which
> implements it. So you can either waste a lot of time implementing it
> yourself and maintaining it forever, or you can understand why it's not a
> good idea and do something else that is supported. :-)
I suspect, from what the OP has written, that his management will opt
for the former if you give them any possible opening to squeeze
through.
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Received on 2008-09-16 21:33:19 CEST