Hi,
On Thu, 19 Oct 2006, Charles Duffy wrote:
Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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I presume that for this reason you will also never, _never_ use a
non-mainline branch of git -- even if its actual code only touches UI
enhancements or something similarly non-core
NO! The point was that I will not gladly run anything which could change the
core. If I know it touches only the UI, there is no problem.
If you're willing to look at the source of a branch to know that it
touches only the UI, why would you not be willing to look at the source
of a plugin to do the same thing?
That is why I said I'd be gladly using a shell-script using git-core
programs. It is typically no more than 20 lines, and I can review that
quite easily.
Shell scripts allow for a fragile system because they could include C code
snippets which they then compile and LD_PRELOAD.
Well, I do not expect people to misbehave. You do not compile a nasty
C-program from a shell script _by mistake_.
I also expect people not to constantly miss my point. It could be that I
am not as proficient in the English language as I thought. In that case,
I'll better shut up.
Ciao,
Dscho