[request-tracker-maintainers] 3.8 sid upload

[Dominic Hargreaves]

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:08:56AM +0200, Niko Tyni wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 02:43:54PM +0000, Dominic Hargreaves wrote:

> > Hmm, never used git, so I don't have a reason to switch. 
> 
> OK, no worries then. Let's stick with SVN, it's not that bad.
> 
> > Is there a nice
> > explanation of the benefits w.r.t package maintenance anywhere?
> 
> I suppose http://vcs-pkg.org/ is the place to start.
> 
> For me the main benefit is the offline experimentation; I only push the
> changes when I'm reasonably confident they don't break anything. 
> 
> Also, the svn 'mergeWithUpstream' mode is somewhat a PITA, and doing the
> merge inside the git repository alleviates the pain.
> 
> I'll see about creating a git repository for my own use at the Alioth
> personal webspace and gate the SVN side there.

Well, I'm not against a switch - before you do that, give me a chance to
inhale that web site and have a play. I *ought* to know more about
distributed VCSs so this is a good opportunity, I'd just like to
practice before the RT repo gets moved :)

Cheers,
Dominic.

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