From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.0 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD, STOX_REPLY_TYPE shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBFEB203EA for ; Sun, 11 Dec 2016 14:51:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753421AbcLKOvj (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:51:39 -0500 Received: from smtp-out-6.talktalk.net ([62.24.135.70]:50341 "EHLO smtp-out-6.talktalk.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753199AbcLKOvj (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Dec 2016 09:51:39 -0500 Received: from PhilipOakley ([92.22.22.210]) by smtp.talktalk.net with SMTP id G5TUc8SJEgKstG5TUcLhcZ; Sun, 11 Dec 2016 14:51:37 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [92.22.22.210] X-Spam: 0 X-OAuthority: v=2.2 cv=GdBVpkfL c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=ml+yzTU89BnYyX12/wy+jA==:117 a=ml+yzTU89BnYyX12/wy+jA==:17 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=VwQbUJbxAAAA:8 a=fQaStDAdELSubqCPqxoA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=AjGcO6oz07-iQ99wixmX:22 Message-ID: <913EC5FA0C2B4452AF027A84786F08BB@PhilipOakley> Reply-To: "Philip Oakley" From: "Philip Oakley" To: "Klaus Ethgen" , References: <20161209140215.qlam6bexm5irpro2@ikki.ethgen.ch> <20161209152219.ehfk475vdg4levop@sigill.intra.peff.net> <88bed7c9-4d5d-45d5-5d13-6a8ae834e602@kdbg.org> <20161210093230.26q7fxcrs2cpll6g@ikki.ethgen.ch> <20161211110208.642unp7c2i653sav@ikki.ethgen.ch> Subject: Re: [BUG] Colon in remote urls Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 14:51:36 -0000 Organization: OPDS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfBysRni2Me43OE8kEogDvONMKwbw/LU5bWf5ei3WqIV2yQDGsgCaBGqKqEO3PXivBDqh0zIWd0K44SWCLcqgMhC0gV1Rq5uSkwi3EsglX+V0N8hGL/VZ CwSlN9KMcac7mWn7YH/iUIQKXm9KjxQ72YRpF1p0+UruyQuElrgpsA4qvEvIR6OoliF2JAuJNgIrOQ== Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org From: "Klaus Ethgen" To: > Am Sa den 10. Dez 2016 um 19:18 schrieb Johannes Schindelin: >> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016, Klaus Ethgen wrote: >> > Am Fr den 9. Dez 2016 um 22:32 schrieb Johannes Sixt: >> > > There are too many systems out there that use a backslash in path >> > > names. I >> > > don't think it is wise to use it also as the quoting character. >> > Well, the minority, I believe. And only the minority where the command >> > line git is used anywhere. >> >> Please provide evidence for such bold assumptions. > > How is it "bold" to see that the majority of widows users does not use > or even like command line tools. And as git is command line tool (most > of them), users does use third party tools instead of the original. > > I know companies where the "developers" doesn't even know of the > existent of a git command line use. They look with owe when they see > that I use a shell to use git. > Hasn't this drifted a little off topic. The issue was typeable characters in URLs and how that affects the accessibility of various paths. We (Git) should be avoiding lock-in to particular systems where possible. -- Philip