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author | Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> | 2014-04-11 20:32:57 +0000 |
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committer | Eric Wong <e@80x24.org> | 2014-04-11 22:24:30 +0000 |
commit | b549d1b05849bdddfe227288ba501cbe26a6330d (patch) | |
tree | ccaf8330f015543af2611bb5e0eff8feb360c73c /Documentation | |
parent | 930fe68247cb3ec5aa304270818788b19600e9fb (diff) | |
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Laziness \o/ (Then impatience and hubris :)
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diff --git a/Documentation/design_notes.txt b/Documentation/design_notes.txt index 9666664c..f81a616f 100644 --- a/Documentation/design_notes.txt +++ b/Documentation/design_notes.txt @@ -76,9 +76,22 @@ Why git? developers. For non-developers it is packaged for all major GNU/Linux and *BSD distributions. NNTP is not as widely-used nowadays. +Why perl 5? +----------- + +* Perl 5 is widely available on modern *nix systems with good a history + of backwards and forward compatibility. + +* git and SpamAssassin both use it, so it should be one less thing for + admins to install and waste disk space with. + Laziness -------- +* Stick to dependencies available in Debian main, this should make it + easier for potential users to install, and easier for distro + maintainers to pick up. + * A list server being turned into an SMTP spam relay and being blacklisted while an admin is asleep is scary. Sidestep that entirely by having clients pull. @@ -98,7 +111,7 @@ Laziness * Avoids bikeshedding about web UI decisions, GUI-lovers can write their own GUI-friendly interfaces (HTML or native) based on public archives. - Maybe one day integrated MUAs will feature a built-in git protocol support! + Maybe one day integrated MUAs will feature built-in git protocol support! Web notes --------- |