On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> > rsync generally _works_ apart from the slight race-condition issue, 
> 
> ... and git would probably change the pack structure (i.e. which objects 
> are in which packs, or even loose) which would be too bad for all those 
> HTTP leechers ...

Well, as it is, I end up repacking my git archives on kernel.org every two 
weeks or so anyway, so anybody who uses stupid protocols (rsync or http) 
will end up downloading everything anew anyway.

And kernel.org will probably start doing automatic repacking, since the 
current situation just means that some people don't repack on their own, 
and have tens of thousands of loose objects.

You really don't want to use the non-native protocols unless you have to, 
or for projects that don't change.

			Linus
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