Re: Terminology question about remote branches.

[merlyn@stonehenge.com (Randal L. Schwartz)]

>>>>> "Theodore" == Theodore Tso <tytso@mit.edu> writes:

Theodore> To use a GNU emacs example, consider M-x customize, which is this
Theodore> huge, very fancy, *very* complex hierarchical mechanism with a
Theodore> pointy-clicky interface for setting options.  Most emacs experts
Theodore> wouldn't use it, preferring to open code raw emacs-lisp settings in
Theodore> their .emacs.el.  If you ask an old-time emacs user how to set up
Theodore> some specific feature setting via M-x customize, they might look at
Theodore> you blankly, because it's not an interface they use much, if at all.

I beg to differ.  I *am* an old-time Emacs user, and I resisted customize when
it first appeared, because *most* of the things still didn't use it.  However,
as of a year ago, I assessed that customize had gotten to "critical mass", and
that 75% of my .emacs could be replaced by it.  So I have, and it's made
things simpler for me.

So, it just has to be complete enough and flexible enough.

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