I thought the opposite (read: no way to prove it).
rsync has a possibility to list a directory, whereas this is not
possible with HTTP (you always get a fancy html index page or a
Directory Listing Denied), hence it can figure out all objects that are
possibly located in the repository.
Not wanting to downplay your work, but I'd be happier if they
would not get to have their githttp in the hope that these
IT departments get a clue that http is not a fits-it-all solution.
Because once the workers can't do their job because the world is
Git-dominated, they have to turn it on. But maybe then they still don't
get the clue...hmm
tricky situation :)
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