On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 01:34:37AM CEST, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> 
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007, Sam Vilain wrote:
> > 
> > Why annoying and impractical, if you don't ever have to specify it
> > unless you want to write a URI which is portable between applications?
> 
> Sure. I'm perfectly happy to make connect.c just ignore any "git+" prefix, 
> and let people do it.
> 
> What I object to is:
>  - the totally *idiotic* notion that "ssh" is somehow different
>  - encouraging people to actually *use* that inconvenient format

My logic for using git+ssh is that this URL really denotes a resource
accessed over the *git* *protocol*, merely _wrapped up_ in ssh session
for the authentication and security. But I admit that your point that
this is just exposing an implementation detail is valid.

I still like the naming git+ssh and think it is logical, but I don't
really care that much (and fail to see why do you *hate* it so
intensively). So I'll sleep on it and if no further compelling positive
argument pops in my head, I'll just change it to ssh. (I don't want to
use the host:path notation because I want to make clear it's ssh and
people need to get their usernames and ssh keys in order before
pushing.)

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> The fact is, nobody really cares. We've happily used the non-"git+" forms 
> for over two years, and there has never *ever* been a case of actual 
> confusion. So allowing the "git+" prefix everywhere may be _logical_, but 
> it's still totally idiotic and user-unfriendly.

I've never heard of anybody getting confused by the git+ssh syntax
either, and I honestly can't remember the several people that asked me
not to use it (besides one your mail complaining about it, not even
directed at me). But I may have just forgotten.

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