> -----Original Message----- > From: Guillaume Nodet [mailto:gno...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, 1 October 2010 5:11 PM > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Podling to use native git > > I do agree with you. I don't really get this argument either. > > But in the meantime, you need to use an svn backend, and ask for a git > mirror. You can then fork / merge at github the way you want, merge > back > into trunk and git svn dcommit from there. > > I think it's really worse, as branches aren't maintained anymore in the > apache svn area,
What's wrong with 'git tag' ?? > but that's what we need to live with until git can be > properly supported at Apache. It will be a while. Gav... > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 08:49, Mark Struberg <strub...@yahoo.de> wrote: > > > Hmm, to be honest, I don't see this argument. Because you can also > use a > > centralised model with GIT. > > > > Also, the main benefit of GIT is not only that you can do offline > commits, > > but mostly that it's sooo much easier to merge! > > I had a merge hell with my colleague in the company this week. He > kept a > > SVN feature branch for only one week and merging his feature branch > into the > > trunk (team with 10 developers) did cost us a whole day... > > > > The reason is that SVN applies an end to end diff while git aims to > merge > > by walking the commit tree of the branch and applying each commit > > separately. > > > > GIT even supports signing off commits. So each committer who pushes > to the > > central repo 'signs' that the contribution is ASL licensed. > > > > LieGrue, > > stru > > > > --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Noel J. Bergman <n...@devtech.com> wrote: > > > > > From: Noel J. Bergman <n...@devtech.com> > > > Subject: RE: Podling to use native git > > > To: general@incubator.apache.org > > > Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 11:13 PM > > > > Does any other podling use > > > git-only workflow. > > > > > > No ASF project is permitted to use git-only. And the > > > typical git workflow is part of the problem. We > > > strongly believe in a single, central, repository as part of > > > the process of community building. The git model is > > > better suited to disparate groups partially sharing a > > > codebase. > > > > > > Fundamentally, we WANT people working in a central, shared, > > > repository. > > > > > > If/when the ASF allows git as a technology, you can expect > > > that the workflow will be an ASF workflow. And once > > > Greg gets offline commmit working with SVN, I suspect that > > > it will be harder to push for git. > > > > > > --- Noel > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > > > > > > -- > Cheers, > Guillaume Nodet > ------------------------ > Blog: http://gnodet.blogspot.com/ > ------------------------ > Open Source SOA > http://fusesource.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
