Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: >> Otherwise I'd prefer to drop it---at this point, the series is merely >> "just because we can", not "because we need it to further improve this >> or that". > > Oh, I thought that this was meant as a starting point for anybody > interested in playing with resumable clones or with easing server loads. It started as such, but the effort stalled and nobody seems to be taking it further. I do not know it is clear it would be a good starting point at this point. Perhaps it is.