On 07/03/11 11:08, Chris Rusbridge wrote:
> I'm interested in the question "what makes a good repository?". Or
> perhaps, given a particular repository, how could we assess whether
> it is doing its job well? Or, well enough... to be sustainable?
Can one even say what "a good repository" is, let alone asses some
criteria for measuring it?
As an analogy, can one say what "a good car" is?
- how many people it can carry?
- how often one needs to service it?
- how expensive the maintenance is?
- how reliable it is?
- how fast it can go?
- whether it can cope with rough roads as well as smooth roads?
- .....
What you may consider a "good car", other probably won't
(For me, a "good car" is one that can tow 2+ tonnes, traverse rough
ground, and cope with half-a-tonne of rally stage stakes'n'arrows being
flung in the back.... oh, and one that I can service & repair myself)
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