Re: [elpa] New package: vc-got

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 10:33:39 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: dgutov@yandex.ru, timo.myyra@bittivirhe.fi, op@omarpolo.com,
>   emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2021-10-17 09:21]:
> > > Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:57:42 +0300
> > > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > > Cc: Dmitry Gutov <dgutov@yandex.ru>, timo.myyra@bittivirhe.fi,
> > >   op@omarpolo.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> > > 
> > > * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2021-08-31 17:06]:
> > > > How about keeping it out of vc-handled-backends, so that people who
> > > > want could replace Git with Got?
> > > 
> > > Git and Got are different VCS systems. Once can understand its
> > > goals by reading the reference:
> > 
> > Is that an agreement with my proposal, or its contradiction?  And in
> > any case, what is the rationale?
> 
> It is just remark on differences. I don't think that people would
> replace Git with Got as how I see it, Got is not replacement for
> Git. It is VCS in its own.

Yes, which is why I said "people who want".

> I think Got and Git could be both in vc-handled-backends if user
> wants it so.

that has disadvantages, see the discussion.