bug#56440: closed (Don't contrast TRAMP to Ange-FTP in introduction of manual)

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> Don't contrast TRAMP to Ange-FTP in introduction of manual
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> Thu, 7 Jul 2022 15:45:31 +0000
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> Severity: wishlist
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> How about rewriting the introductory paragraphs in `(tramp) Top' to not
> describe TRAMP in contrast to Ange-FTP?  The latter package seems to be
> more and more obscure these days, especially since the FTP protocol is
> used less and less.  For example, this paragraph:
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>        The difference is that Ange FTP uses FTP to transfer files between
>     the local and the remote host, whereas TRAMP uses a combination of ‘rsh’
>     and ‘rcp’ or other work-alike programs, such as ‘ssh’/‘scp’.
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> Could be turned into an FAQ.
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> Instead, we could use that limited space to briefly repeat parts of the
> information in `(tramp) Overview'.
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> Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:
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> > Well, yes. I push it onto my TODO stack, until there is an empty time slot.
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> > (Feel free to beat me :-)
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> Thanks, now done (commit aa1e837ab4).
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