From 2db928d84984e6adcb82f1f86e535aa3a2dee70c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmNu4V5fvpLlBhaCUfXXOB0MI5NXwh8SkU" Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 00:23:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a comment --- ...mment_3_3bec1f02ff1a61791e3cbb428c7acb4c._comment | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex/comment_3_3bec1f02ff1a61791e3cbb428c7acb4c._comment diff --git a/doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex/comment_3_3bec1f02ff1a61791e3cbb428c7acb4c._comment b/doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex/comment_3_3bec1f02ff1a61791e3cbb428c7acb4c._comment new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..69da79a89c --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/Storing_git_repos_in_git-annex/comment_3_3bec1f02ff1a61791e3cbb428c7acb4c._comment @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id?id=AItOawmNu4V5fvpLlBhaCUfXXOB0MI5NXwh8SkU" + nickname="Adam" + subject="comment 3" + date="2014-05-17T00:23:02Z" + content=""" +Well, like Pere, I am rather surprised by your response, Joey. I've been an enthusiastic supporter and follower of git-annex for a long time now, and have been looking forward to using it. I didn't expect a snarky reply...and you said yourself that it was snarky. Maybe you had a bad day or something? :) + +I don't understand why this request or idea is so controversial to you. I have several computers, and I use git to store basic text files like shell scripts and config files--a very common situation. I use Dropbox to sync them automatically between computers. I could use just git, and push/pull manually, but the whole point of having computers is for them to do things for me, automatically. The purpose of the git-annex assistant, as I understand it, is to do exactly that. Doing the push/pull manually would be a step backwards. And giving up manual control of the git repository, losing the ability to track changes to my files, would be a huge step backwards. + +This seems like it must be a very common use case among Linux users, especially ones who use the shell, git, etc. If git-annex isn't good for this situation, what is? Surely there's a better way than opening a shell and running \"git pull\" every time I walk from one computer to the other. +"""]]