On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 9:53 AM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > On 13 February 2015 at 18:13, Kay Schenk <kay.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 3:43 AM, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > We have now for a while had a readonly Git copy of our svn repo. > > > > > > Should we move to a full git repo, making it easier for new developers > to > > > participate (although it is in no way a guarantee, that it will attract > > new > > > people) by lowering the barrier. > > > > > > For more documentation on Git at Apache see > > https://git-wip-us.apache.org/ > > > > > > Moving to a full git repo (see http://git.apache.org/), would mean > > giving > > > up our current SVN repo, but history etc. will be available in Git > > instead. > > > > > > The choice is there, and it is just a matter of how people want to > work. > > > > > > thoughts ? > > > > > > rgds > > > jan I. > > > > > > > I'm not sure I understand the comment about making things easier but then > > I'm not a git user currently. I'm good with svn. > > I know we have read only git right now. > > > > I did not mean for you and me, and others who are used to svn...using GIT > might make it just a little bit easier for new developers. > > I have no strong feelings for the one or other solution, I am simply seeing > it as a possibility to lower the level required to help. > > rgds > jan I. >
I'm just curious about these statements. Have potential new developers remarked on this to you? Since most IDEs support a variety of version control mechanisms, I'm wondering how the suggestion to switch to git might have emerged. But, again, I have never used git and it might be the coolest thing ever -- I have NO idea! :) > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > MzK > > > > "An old horse for a long, hard road, > > a young pony for a quick ride." > > -- Texas Bix Bender > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "An old horse for a long, hard road, a young pony for a quick ride." -- Texas Bix Bender