Re: Revision control

[olafBuddenhagen]

Hi,

On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 12:55:21PM +0700, Ivan Shmakov wrote:
> >>>>> <olafBuddenhagen@gmx.net> writes:

>  > git, like UNIX, is based on a couple of very simple yet powerful
>  > ideas, and a set of basic tools doing the work. On top of that, you
>  > get a set of high-level scripts to easily perform all typical
>  > operations; but the internals are not hidden behind a limiting
>  > interface -- once you understand how things work, you can use the
>  > low-level tools to do about anything you can imagine.
> 
>       ... And, in my opinion, that contributes to the ``usefulness''
>       of knowing Git.  Isn't the intent for Hurd is to be based on
>       ``very simple yet powerful ideas''?  And to provide layered
>       (rather than monolithic) implementation of its features?

Indeed, what I consider most interesting about the Hurd is that it
extends UNIX mechanisms in a way making the UNIX principles more
generally applicable. It seems to me that anyone fully appreciating the
advantages of Hurd must also appreciate UNIX concepts, and thus git...

-antrik-