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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@pla...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Python filesystem
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 15:01:25 -0500

> cvshell?  I've noticed a trend in Plan 9 to write compressed word
> sequences using all letters, eg, cvsshell.  

As opposed to all numbers?  I'm confused.
I suppose I could have written cvs.shell or cvs_shell
but that removes the ambiguity and that was most
of the fun.

> Now the question arises, is
> this a Freudian slip, or an intentional jab at CVS?  :-)

I ported CVS to Plan 9.  Does that make me more
or less likely to jab at it?  </unhelpful>

A constructive note: the biggest problem with making CVS
a file system is that it's not at all clear how to make
it present _useful_ views of the world.  The dump is nice
because the versioning is at the top of the tree, so that
each directory is internally consistent.  If you did the
same with CVS, I can easily see being overwhelemed with
needless detail in order to present consistent pictures.

Russ