Re: git todo-list ?

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Hi,

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Daniel Barkalow wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > 
> > > As with any "tracking" list, wanting to have one and starting is the 
> > > easy part.  Unless kept up to date, such a list becomes quickly useless, 
> > > or even worse than not having one, leading to wasted wild goose chase if 
> > > people look at it without knowing how stale it is.
> > 
> > I used to issue `git log -p todo -- TODO` quite a lot; thank you!
> > 
> > And I miss kernel and git cousins, too...
> 
> Why not have the TODO list in the source branches, listing features that 
> ought to be in that version but aren't? That way, people can submit 
> feature requests as patches that add to the todo list (and the requested 
> feature can be discussed in response), and patches that implement 
> features can simultaneously remove them from the todo list. Anyone 
> considering working on adding desired features would need an up-to-date 
> repository anyway.

Like Junio said, it is not starting it, but maintaining. (BTW Andy, I am 
still waiting for that list...)

Judging from my own failings in updating the documentation when doing 
patches, I have no doubt I would miss out on the TODO, too.

Ciao,
Dscho

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