Re: [git patches] 2.6.x libata updates

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Sat, 29 Oct 2005, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> Now, I've gotten several positive comments on how easy "git bisect" is to 
> use, and I've used it myself, but this is the first time that patch users 
> _really_ become very much second-class citizens, and you can't necessarily 
> always do useful things with just the tar-trees and patches. That's sad, 
> and possibly a really big downside.

Since GIT is real free software that even purists may use without fear, 
this downside is certainly not as critical as it was in the BK days.

The fact is: tar and patches simply do not scale anymore.


Nicolas
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