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Re: Delete *for real* from a repository

From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:08:05 -0500

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> >
> See above as an example of one of its features. I find git to be
> easier to secure, and not prone to the "store passwords in clear-text"
> problem of Subversion's UNIX and Linux default clients. It also
> permits off-line changes to occur, and to be stored locally. For
> systems (such as configuration files for complex software that may be
> offsite, especially security or network configuration files), this is
> very useful.

If I want to steal your code and I have access to a disk containing a
GIT repostiory, don't I already have the whole thing without additional
need for a password?

With subversion you can at least secure different parts of the
repository so you need different passwords to access them.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell_at_gmail.com
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