On 12 November 2012 14:36, Michael Sole <ms...@gold-mobile.com> wrote: > Yes I am aware, my point is that it would be counter intuitive. People would > expect svn use and while git it is the new golden child it doesn't really > offer much more in the way of advantages over svn. Moving repositories is a > real pain. > > Just my opinion, though. I haven't contributed yet but I do use svn as my > repo.
There are several reasons for the switch. Firstly, we developers agreed that we prefer working with git, so this will make our jobs more pleasurable, and therefore more productive. Secondly, there are a couple of contributors whose input I value who said that they do not provide patches as often because we don't accept git pull requests. Also, I do not agree that git does not bring any significant advantages. One simple example: try developing without an active internet connection. I was in this position several times this year. Apache infra project is managing the transition and they already have a lot of experience doing this, so I don't anticipate many problems. Regards, Ivan
