Ad-hoc sharing

[Martin Geisler]

timeless <timeless at gmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Dan Villiom Podlaski Christiansen
> <danchr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Perhaps »simple« would be more appropriate? Here's my suggestion:
>>
>>   Start an embedded HTTP server for simple sharing of a repository.
>>   For more advanced usage, where features such as authentication
>>   and SSL encryption may be required, a real web server is
>>   recommended. In addition, such servers often perform much better
>>   under heavy load.
>
> "simple sharing" and "sharing of a repository" are both bad.
>
> I think this problem predates your version of the text, but I wanted
> to flag it.
>
> how about:
> "Start a basic HTTP server exclusively for sharing a single repository."

I like "basic" here, I think it describes 'hg serve' pretty well.

> I'd also like to continue my campaign against _use_ of "usage".
>
> "If you need to handle heavy load, authentication, SSL or other things
> you should consider a real web server."

I think "consider" is too weak here -- you *must* use a read web server
if you want to authenticate users.

-- 
Martin Geisler

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