[dividuum]

Ah yes. The "Just use FTP + curlftpfs + SVN" approach for solving this problem ;-)

That really doesn't help OP as their customers most likely won't be capable to run that.

[sir]

Oh, it's certainly not an excuse for Google requiring this process. However, if you do want to use Pegasus Mail (or any other non-OAuth app/script/email tool, etc) after the end of May, this is a way to do so. I think it's quite a safe assumption that many of the HN audience are capable of using it, too ;-)