Re: RCS, again: another removed functionality: undo last-checkin

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 10/02/2015 02:55 AM, Drew Adams wrote:

> Emacs is not just for its maintainers.  It is above all for its users.

You don't say.

> And plenty of users, for plenty of reasons, do not use the latest &
> greatest version of Emacs.

They can continue using those, too.

> Whose workflow?  Are you saying that you are willing to sacrifice
> a user's workflow & habits, so they can take advantage of the latest
> shiny new features you have to offer?  How gracious of you!

Sometimes, yes. As long as we don't do that too often, the cost/benefit 
ratio should be decent.

Thank you for the compliment.

> There can be plenty of things stopping a given user from adopting
> your favorite modern whatever, including a VCS.

Yes. Some users will end up unhappy anyway (cue xkcd#1172), we just have 
to try to maximize the benefits.

And keep an eye out for the future. Focusing exclusively on the existing 
user base means you don't optimize for the new users, and when the older 
generations pass away, Emacs is more likely to die with them.

> Many users use tools, including Emacs that are installed
> organization-wide (e.g., company-wide).

If a company mandates the version of Emacs, it could as well coordinate 
it with the VCS the company uses.