Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: tla1.2 on cygwin

[Dustin Sallings]

On Mar 10, 2004, at 2:05, Tom Lord wrote:

> _Yours_ is the weak argument.   You're arguing for a change that
> _will_not_solve_ the issues that can arise because of case insensitive
> filesystems.   It will solve some particular instances of those
> problems that you have encountered -- but at significant expense and
> it will leave other issues unsolved.   As I said, you're proposing a
> non-solution to a bogus problem.

	Of course it won't solve every problem that can arise with case 
insensitive filenames any more than adding mpeg4 support to my mp3 
player will solve all of the problems I have acquiring music.

	It will, however, solve the problem that occurs in normal use and only 
affects the revision control system itself.

	I have not argued the cost, only the necessity to not break when used 
on popular systems.

> > Um, so we should all complain to Apple and Microsoft that their
> > products are incompatible with arch?
>
> Why not?   Because they're richer than you?
>
> That's a poor excuse for giving them a pass.

	No, because all of my other tools work just fine, and I don't see why 
I should bug my vendor because yours does not.

> > I really like this product, but I don't have time to explain
> > what it is in the first place to companies too large to care in
> > the hopes that they'll think it's important to change
> > fundamental properties of their operating systems.
>
> Upgrade to better systems.   Just stop giving them money.

	I don't know of a better system.  The only problem I have with this 
one is that your product breaks when I work with someone who doesn't 
agree on the capitalization I use on a private branch.

	I bought another Mac today, in fact, and I have plans for more.  I 
actually do quite a bit more than play around with arch.  I write 
software that sits in it.  I make music, movies, and things to move 
around music and movies.  I don't really have a desire to change 
everything I do because you consider my filesystem broken.

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