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Re: toggling read-only: msg#00477

Subject: Re: toggling read-only
> It'd be good, though, to keep in mind that making a file non-writeable
> doesn't go very far towards making it unmodifiable, since it can always be
> deleted and replaced, which is what darcs would do.

Aye.  But it will cause all the editors I know to annoy you enough for
you to notice something's wrong.  (Emacs will require you to C-x C-q
before you can edit the buffer and ask for confirmation before saving;
vi will require you to use an ``!'' when saving).

                                        Juliusz


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