The original problem involved having a file named TODO and a directory named
todo. I'm all for people doing things under whatever OS they choose. (I'm
anti-MS, not anti-Windows. There is a difference.) The problem being that
Windows does not have case sensitive filenames. I don't think it's elitist
to say that the OS being used to retrieve the CVS tree is crippled in a way
by that.
On Monday 24 September 2001 10:59 pm, you wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 24, 2001 at 10:34:33PM -0400, Ranando D.King wrote:
> > It's not the source tree that's the problem. If you used NT w/ case
> > sensitivity turned ON then you'd be able to get at the tree then. Put
> > another way, it's the deficiencies in the filesystem of your chosen OS
> > that causes the problem. Those of us that use a case-sensitive file
> > system have no problems.
> >
> > Just 1 question. Why _ARE_ you trying to get at the CVS from Windows?
>
> At the risk of sounding elitist and rude, I feel a statement such as this
> is unacceptable. This person is interested in the tree, and a problem
> stands in his way. It is a major obstacle to him.. But so incredibly easy
> to solve on the server side. Accomodating people is an important part of a
> community, and ostracism based on a choice of operating system isn't
> appropriate in a group project such as this.
>
> Perhaps this isn't the view you intended to convey.. Perhaps it is.
>
> Either way, your statement wasn't terribly kind.
