Re: Intolerable CVS behaviour

[Miguel de Icaza <miguel ximian com>]

George,

> ACLs are a way to protect the elite.  They divide up the hackers.  They
> separate people according to some sort of an arbitrary meassure.  All that
> ACLs achieve is build both physical and psychological walls around projects,
> so that you will get less contributions.

Please read my previous message, in which I explain why ACLs are
intended just as a precaution mechanism.

Also, the Linux kernel has the ultimate ACL in place, and that has not
stopped it from growing ever.

Miguel.