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Subject: Re: Feedback outside of the user survey
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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 13:56, Garry Dolley <gdolley@arpnetworks.com> wrote:

> I know from an external point of view, it seems pulling a subdir
> wouldn't be a big deal; but if you look at git internals, you start
> to realize why it's an option that isn't on the table.

That's my understanding as well. And you can simply branch
out a subdir when you want to work on it.
I am not saying this should be changed, just that it should
be mention in The Big Overview.


Richard