Re: svn commit: r21921 - trunk/notes

[Blair Zajac <bl...@orcaware.com>]

kfogel@tigris.org wrote:
> Author: kfogel
> Date: Fri Oct 13 15:34:12 2006
> New Revision: 21921
> 
> Log:
> * notes/incomplete-directories.txt: Bring up-to-date with current
>     status.  Also, reorganize document into sections with a TOC.
> 
> 
> Modified:
>    trunk/notes/incomplete-directories.txt
> 
> Modified: trunk/notes/incomplete-directories.txt
> URL: http://svn.collab.net/viewvc/svn/trunk/notes/incomplete-directories.txt?pathrev=21921&r1=21920&r2=21921
> ==============================================================================
> --- trunk/notes/incomplete-directories.txt	(original)
> +++ trunk/notes/incomplete-directories.txt	Fri Oct 13 15:34:12 2006
> @@ -1,240 +1,380 @@
>            Implementing Incomplete Directory Support in SVN
>  
> -=*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*= =*=
> +   #########################################################################
> +   ###                                                                   ###
> +   ###  Note: Although this feature was called "incomplete directories"  ###
> +   ###  while under development, we might want to call it something      ###
> +   ###  else when it goes live.  "Incomplete" makes it sound like        ###
> +   ###  there's something wrong with the directory, something missing.   ###
> +   ###  Perhaps "sparse directories" or "partial directories" would be   ###
> +   ###  less user-frightening.                                           ###

We've been calling them "sparse directories" or "sparse checkouts".

I would call them sparse checkouts, since you can't really have a sparse 
directory, since a directory by itself is always whole and complete :)

Regards,
Blair

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