The best of both worlds? EdB
On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Frédéric THOMAS <webdoubl...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > The only problem at the moment seems that the svn/git mirroring is slow. > > I don't know if it's applicable for asf or even if they already considered > it but in the last company I've been working for, they used subgit [1] to > mirror the svn repositories and after a one-time setup which cloned our svn > repo, the mirroring was almost instaneous (both sides), the benefit is > keeping svn as main repository while having the ability to work with git > transparently. > > [1] http://subgit.com/ > > - Fred. > > -----Message d'origine----- From: Carlos Rovira > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 11:32 AM > To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Rushing into Git > > > Hi Bertrand, > > 2012/11/22 Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org> >> >> >> FWIW, my reservations were based on >> >> a) Git support from ASF infra is still experimental and needs >> knowledgeable volunteeers (I'd even say Git experts) in the PMC to >> work. >> > > I count 46 projects on GIT (see https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf) so > it's hard for me continue to think it's "experimental" today. > > >> >> b) One of the arguments that we keep hearing is that Git will >> magically cause tons of code contributions to land here. Besides >> drive-by contributions (small, obvious things) which are easier with >> github, I'm not convinced of that. >> > > As you say, maybe this will end not happen, but it could be the opposite, > and walk backwards like crabs: Staying in GIT could bring less > contributions than expected or make potential contributors not encourage to > expend the time since they are not confortable with the overall process. > > > -- > Carlos Rovira > Director de Tecnología > M: +34 607 22 60 05 > F: +34 912 35 57 77 > http://www.codeoscopic.com > http://www.directwriter.es > http://www.avant2.es -- Ix Multimedia Software Jan Luykenstraat 27 3521 VB Utrecht T. 06-51952295 I. www.ixsoftware.nl
