Torsten Curdt wrote: >>> See above ...I think subversion is our source distribution. I don't >>> really see a point in providing a classic source distribution. But >>> maybe that's too much change for now ;) >> >> Yes, too much for me at least. In theory, voting on a tag and >> pointing users there to get sources still could be viewed as a >> release, but that is a big change from current practice and >> inconvenient for users who prefer to build from release sources. > > It is a big change ...but who says that changes are bad? ;) > > But seriously: be realistic. Those people building the releases from > will have subversion on their machine. And what can be simpler than a > one-liner to checkout the sources? Even downloading it from an apache > mirror is more work.
People may have subversion but may not be able to use it. For example, I cannot use svn (nor cvs for that matter) through my corporate firewall. When I need a package that is only available by checking out from its repository, I have to check it out from home, put it on an USB stick and copy it the next day at work. It is very inconvenient. Luc --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
