[Orgmode] Re: problems cloning using the http protocol

[Scot Becker]

Bernt,

> HTTP will always be slower than the git protocol.  HTTP is dumb so there
> is no way to transfer only part of a pack that contains the objects you
> are missing.  You'll get the entire pack file each time via the HTTP
> protocol.

Ah, that explains it.  That makes the benefit of git via http vs. the
devel.tar.gz somewhat less.


Thanks for your explanations.  That helps.  Git is a wide wide world
of which I have only seen a sliver.

Scot