2008/5/1 Matthieu Riou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > On 5/1/08, Matthieu Riou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm not keen to restart the git discussion again. Using a DSCM is > > > > according to a lot of folks within the foundation antithetical to the > > > > Apache Way. There are others who claim that this Apache Way is based > > > > too much on the svn workflow. In either case: git is not supported, > > > > nor will it be anytime this decade for Apache development. > > > > > > Seems to me that you're generalizing the "we stick with SVN" opinion to > > > "dSCM is always evil". Am I not free anymore to use whatever I want to > > > develop on my machine? > > > > No, I summarized the discussion's two antagonist opinions: one states > > that dscm is antithetical to the Apache Way, the other states that the > > Apache Way is too constrained by Apache's use of svn (or cvs). Of > > course this doesn't do justice to all opinions voiced in the ~500 > > messages that transpired in februari. > > > > You are free to use whatever you want, as long as the Apache related > > stuff works according the Apache Way (tm). According to many, the > > Apache Way is using a centralized repository, with all development > > happening in that repository, open to the public. They fear creating > > block commits, pulling in code without due process (i.e. CLA, SG, or > > JIRA donation) and a community that works the Linux way instead of the > > Apache way. > > > > To which I reply: try it and see. It's always easy to fear what you don't > know. > > >
I don't want to reactivate this thread. I just want to make sure you understood one point by repharasing it. If we 'fear' creating block commits, it is simply because we know what it give. When a commit is too big it is impossible to review and it becomes more difficult to have a community 'ownership' of the code. (Now, I didn't say that you are making too big changes... I just say that it could happen...) I will now follow Martijn and lurking again also. -- Gilles Scokart
