Hi, On Wed, Jun 04, 2008 at 12:55:21PM +0700, Ivan Shmakov wrote: > >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > git, like UNIX, is based on a couple of very simple yet powerful > > ideas, and a set of basic tools doing the work. On top of that, you > > get a set of high-level scripts to easily perform all typical > > operations; but the internals are not hidden behind a limiting > > interface -- once you understand how things work, you can use the > > low-level tools to do about anything you can imagine. > > ... And, in my opinion, that contributes to the ``usefulness'' > of knowing Git. Isn't the intent for Hurd is to be based on > ``very simple yet powerful ideas''? And to provide layered > (rather than monolithic) implementation of its features? Indeed, what I consider most interesting about the Hurd is that it extends UNIX mechanisms in a way making the UNIX principles more generally applicable. It seems to me that anyone fully appreciating the advantages of Hurd must also appreciate UNIX concepts, and thus git... -antrik-
