> There is no proof that more contributors will suddenly appear just > because the tool has changed. >
The numbers James brought tell a different story. Maybe just a very specific indicator and not scientific - but so is your claim that it does not change anything at all. > As people noted, a contributor can fairly easily do > $ svn co ... > ... modify trunk ... > $ svn diff > issue.patch > > I can hardly see how this 2-steps procedure can be a barrier to new > bringing new contributions. > Maybe for tiny fixes it's that easy - for longer contribution where you follow development it's not. Anyway - I'll try not to get sucked into this discussion again. Just wanted to state that I think it could be a good thing. cheers, Torsten
