New users, was Re: [PATCH] cvs-migration document: make the need for "push" more obvious

Hi,

On Wed, 6 Dec 2006, Jakub Narebski wrote:

Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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Give them a chance to get used to the concepts of Git.

Well, it would be best to teach them concepts of git along.

NOOOOO!

It might surprise you that most users are not at all interested in how Git 
works. They just want to use the thing. And we should not try to make life 
hard on them. Teach them what they have to know _as quickly as possible_ 
so that they can continue to work. They'll come back for more.

If you make it as complicated as Malbolge to them, you will never know you 
lost a happy camper, because they _will not tell you_!

Ciao,
Dscho