Re: [tlug] svn is case sensitive

[Edward Middleton <emiddleton@example.com>]

Curt Sampson wrote:
> On 2008-08-21 13:02 +0900 (Thu), Edward Middleton wrote:
>   
> > Well if you have read the FAQ[1] you will know that it is a bug (i.e.
> > case insensitive case preserving filesystems)....
> >     
>
> For some people that's a feature. It depends on your background.
>
> Note that the reason Unix (and thus POSIX) filesystems are
> case-sensitive is probably not due to a specific design choice by the
> the authors of Unix back in the early '70s, but that they didn't want
> the extra complexity of implementing this, especially since simplicity
> of code was a design goal of the system ("New Jersey style" instead of
> "MIT style").
>   

Unnecessary complexity for both the user and implementation was the 
merit I saw for case-sensitivity.  What is the merit of a case 
insensitive case preserving filesystems?

Edward