linux-kernel - Re: git pull through http / git

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Date:	Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:03:43 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...nel.org>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
CC:	Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>, webmaster@...nel.org,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: git pull through http / git

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> 
> I don't think many care about http downloading, just because it is 
> available as such.
> git:// and rsync:// are available though and should be usable even 
> without the http info that needs to be constantly refreshed when one 
> wants to use http....
> 

I thought rsync:// had the same problem (dumb transport) as http://.

I have made some sketches on a git-aware http protocol to deal with the 
"idiot IT department-managed firewall" problem; however, I have not had 
time to implement it.

	-hpa
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