Re: [Monotone-devel] Re: user-friendly hash formats, redux

[Joel Reed]

On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 10:20:13PM -0800, Nathan Myers wrote:

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> 
> The reason this keeps coming up is that the hex codes are probably the 
> most immediately intimidating thing about Monotone.  Those terrifying 
> blocks of hex codes probably keep more people away from Monotone than 
> any sort of unfamiliarity with its concepts, or any lack of features.  

i've been following monotone's progress since about version 0.12, and think
it has great potential and a very reasonable, skilled "benevolent dictator".

everytime, someone on the list brings up the sha1 hex codes i get excited
that maybe this time they'll get scrapped for revision ids of some sort
that would make everyone happy. 

as Nathan suggests above - I have personally hesitated telling others 
to take a look at monotone primarily because i fear the hashes will
look intimidating to them.

throwing my 2 cents in and hoping some solution can be found,
jr