[ajross]

> This is a great idea and solves a real problem for a lot of use cases.

I don't know if "a lot" is the right qualifier. Solitary repos of millions of files have scalability problems even outside the source control system (I mean: how long does it take your workstation to build that 3.5 million-file windows tree?)

A full Android system tree is roughly the same size and works fine with git via a small layer of indirection (the repo tool) to pull from multiple repositories. A complete linux distro is much larger still, and likewise didn't need to rework its tooling beyond putting a small layer of indirection between the upstream repository and the build system.

Honestly I'd say this GVFS gadget (which I'll fully admit is pretty cool) exists because Microsoft misapplied their source control regime.