Hello Sebastian, I personally feel comfortable with both systems What are advantages we can get from git? Currently we do have RO mirror at github: https://github.com/apache/openmeetings (zero PRs :(( ) Additionally our 3.1.0 builds are using this mirror (due to this: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-10797 issue)
On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 3:53 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Happy New Year! > > At some point it would be worth discussing if we want to move to Git. We > already discussed it, by that time it seemed not popular. It might be worth > to review if that is still true. > > Thx > Seb > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: David Nalley <[email protected]> > Date: 2016-01-11 7:00 GMT+13:00 > Subject: Git status update > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > Greeting PMCs: > (bcc to [email protected]) > > Following direction from the Board, Infrastructure has modified git to > permit force pushes, and branch/tag deletion. > > In accordance with the guidance that the Board we've implemented a few > changes you should be aware of: > > First, If a forced commit is pushed, the subsequent commit email will > contain '[Forced Update!]' in the subject line. The hope here is that > it draws extra attention to the situation for a project community to > be aware, and take appropriate action if needed. > > Second, we've changed the 'protected' portions of git to primarily > focus on refs/tags/rel - thus any tags under rel, will have their > entire commit history. This provides the provenance that the ASF needs > for releases, while still giving projects the ability to mold their > repository in the way they see fit. > > Thus when a release vote is successful - part of the release process > should become tagging the voted upon commit SHA under rel/ to make it > indelible. ('# git tag rel/v15.4.2 ' or something similar.) > > > If you have questions, please feel free to email [email protected] > > > --David > on behalf of Apache Infrastructure > > > > -- > Sebastian Wagner > https://twitter.com/#!/dead_lock > [email protected] > -- WBR Maxim aka solomax
