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From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "http: don't always prompt for password"
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:19:09 -0500
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On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 01:09:42PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
> 
> > Doing (3) is obviously the easiest thing. And given the complexity of
> > the other two solutions, I think it makes sense to revert 986bbc08
> > (i.e., apply this patch), ship a working v1.7.8.1, and then look at
> > doing one of the other two solutions for v1.7.9.
> 
> Or just let the "dumb HTTP" die.
> 
> I thought push over DAV has long been dead; is anybody using it for real?

For the record, I have no problem whatsoever with letting it die. I just
think we probably shouldn't do it accidentally during a release. ;)

-Peff