On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Zed A. Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey, > > I heard a rumor that there's some FUD going around I won't let people > on the Mongrel project use Git. Subversion blows, so go ahead and use > Git if it makes people happy.
Blame me, I used your comment as reference dealing with the repository code for One-Click Ruby Installer project. We have discussed that on our devel list here [1] and [2]. But I never said that you don't let us, just said that you don't want the svn repo moved into a closed source hosting facility/location. > I actually never said you can't use Git. My objection previously was > that Evan wanted to move the Subversion repository onto his own > computers and off of RubyForge. This would have meant that Evan was in > total control of the source, and while I trust him, it would have made > people not trust the project. Mongrel has to be housed in a neutral > location so that people can get at it no matter what disputes the team > might have, and outside of any corporate or special interests. > > RubyForge is the only place that I (and others) trust, so keep there > there. Outside of that, do as you want. > I keep a bzr clone of mongrel repository here, and even the latest changes I made into stable are pushed thanks to bzr-svn integration. > That's all. Now that RubyForge supports Git you can go to town on it > and rock on. > > Oh, one thing to consider though is that Windows developers are screwed > if you use Git. You would probably have to find a way to mirror in svn > or get it working on windows. Consult with Luis about this since he > knows more. > I've been contributing back to DataMapper and a bit to rubinius using Git, so far, the msysGit team did a great work providing something that "just works", have a few glitches, like svn did, but on average, is good. [1] http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rubyinstaller-devel/2008-April/000302.html [2] http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/rubyinstaller-devel/2008-April/000306.html -- Luis Lavena Multimedia systems - Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
