Re: [1.8.0] reorganize the mess that the source tree has become

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:29 AM, George Spelvin [off-list ref] wrote:

If there's a compelling reason to change, could someone please describe it?

I think the most compelling argument I can think of is that it makes
top-level entries like Documentation, RelNotes, COPYING, README and
INSTALL easier to spot when doing "ls". For some users (first-time
hackers etc) that's a pretty big plus, I'd think.