Re: Could timestamps be replaced with MD5?

[Noel L Yap]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 04/18/2000 05:20:22 PM
>I'd like to see this as a switch. Then, I'll modify my cvs alias to be
>'-z9 -q -md5', and the people developing aircraft software can keep it off
>to satisfy their ISO standard requirements.

Having been on the sidelines all this time, I'm at a point where I have an
opinion (oh no!).  I think the switch thing is the way to go (although I think
the switch should be "--md5" instead of "-md5").  IMHO, the people who won't
want to use the switch are the ones who have a misplaced sense of danger.

Also, the "download instead of upload" idea is arguable since the upload could
potentially save more info (ie the diffs themselves when the server needs them)
from going through the wire.

Noel