On 01/29/2007 06:15 PM, Martin Spott wrote: > I don't think there's a real solution to this problems that adresses > all your concerns.
/All/ my concerns? As the saying goes: Do not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I don't expect a SCM system to end world hunger. But there are things it can and should do. > FlightGear certainly is a bit special in that strinkingly few people > 'manage' a pretty complex piece of software and these people are a > limited resource, but what do you actually want to do about this ? As another saying goes: Never bring a knife to a gunfight. When the flightgear project began, CVS was the only reasonable option. That's no longer the case. It may be that FlightGear has outgrown CVS. As far as I can tell, converting from CVS to SVN would be basically just a newer, shinier knife. /Some/ of the points mentioned earlier in this discussion would be addressed by git. Among other things, git has the notion of staging area, which allows contributions to be tested before they are merged into the HEAD. Git has a track record of use in some good-sized projects. > .... having a community of people that _really_ > support each other in a group of more than just two would be > beneficient for FlightGear. Yes. > In fact what people call a "community" typically characterizes a group > of people that turns into complete silence when the call for voluntary > work is announced ;-) There are other factors at work demotivating would-be contributors. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
