[Python-checkins] Insanity!

[Fredrik Lundh]

> It seems today's situation proved that this is not the right =
approach...

on the other hand, how common are todays situation?
the recent crop of changes affected the whole standard
library.  I doubt there will=20

> Wouldn't it make much more sense to not send *any* diffs, but install
> view-cvs.py or whatever it's called on *.python.org?

it's already there: http://cvs.python.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/

but clicking around in there takes ages.  maybe the script
could be tweaked to include complete URL's instead of diffs,
if the diff is larger than, say, 50 lines.  e.g:

http://cvs.python.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/python/dist/src/Lib/bisect.py?r=
ev=3D1.4&content-type=3Dtext/vnd.viewcvs-markup

> Or otherwise: remove the feature, and reinstate it when someone has =
gotten
> 'round to implement a sane version.

or force everyone to get a cable modem ;-)

(maybe we could trick Barry into adding some kind of "optional
filter" mechanism to mailman, so people can pick their favourite
format?)

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