Re: [Gnu-arch-users] baz format archives in tla

[Andy Tai]

On 4/5/06, Thomas Lord <address@hidden> wrote:
> Matthieu Moy wrote:
> > Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> >> Besides, my understanding was that the ultimate goal was to remove the
> >> obligation to use a `c--b--v' name space, and that this archive format
> >> change was one step in this direction.  Is this correct?
> > Yes, it was the plan, and it has been abandoned.
>
> You are not in a position to make such assertions.   You are talking about
> other people's intentions, plans, potential plans, etc.
>
> The truth is closer to:  That work is not taking place right now because
> there are
> not sufficient resources available.   The current tla line of
> development is being
> maintained conservatively -- it is unlikely changes along those lines
> will appear
> on that line unless a volunteer creates them.   Among the many tasks
> suspended
> for want of resources, it is not completely clear where such changes fit
> into the
> priority list or technical plan.
>

Also in light of the file format to be used in Arch 2.0, designed
based on the experience of Arch 1  by Tom, are based on the git model,
which may be a indication that the git like approach is considered to
be "the way to go" for the future (more Windows friendly, for one
thing), it is not clear if doing changes to the 1.x format in an
incremental way is worth the effort.

> -t