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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?
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Thomas Zander |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename? |
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Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:14:29 +0100 |
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On Friday 26 December 2003 01:42, Miles Bader wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 25, 2003 at 08:43:32PM +0100, Thomas Zander wrote:
> > Its an win-win situation, I really don't see what your problem is!
>
> Well among other things, `fish:' sounds stupid. And is less recognizable.
If you open your email with _very_ personal opinions, why should I read the
rest? I will anyway; but please don't let your feelings decide for you.
To counter that point; for normal (non programmers) people fish is a lot
easier to remember then a 4 letter acronym that has no meaning to them.
> My suggestions:
>
> (1) Accept a number of alternative names for the same service:
>
> ssh-ftp:, sftp:, fish:
I like the 'ssh-ftp:' one a lot; that solves the problem at hand. Anyone
against?
> (2) In the documentation/web-pages, try to make it embarrasingly clear
> that these are _all the same protocol_ (i.e., keep saying that again
> and again)
If the manual is being read, you've already won, the idea behind a rename is
to make clear what the protocol is about even if you don't read the manual.
- --
Thomas Zander
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- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, James Blackwell, 2003/12/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Thomas Zander, 2003/12/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Miles Bader, 2003/12/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Robert Collins, 2003/12/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Miles Bader, 2003/12/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Florian Weimer, 2003/12/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Thomas Zander, 2003/12/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Florian Weimer, 2003/12/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Brian May, 2003/12/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Thomas Zander, 2003/12/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?,
Thomas Zander <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Robert Collins, 2003/12/26
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Charles Duffy, 2003/12/25
Re: [Gnu-arch-users] sftp rename?, Jan Hudec, 2003/12/25