On Wednesday 07 October 2009, Zach Welch wrote:
> 
> > I've got a patch to do most of that.  How about this process:
> > 
> >  - At time Z, commit a patch to SVN to make builds emit
> >    a warning "current repository is <URL>" ... so that
> >    the archival SVN history isn't trashed.
> > 
> >  - Also at time Z, and after syncing to the version right
> >    before that "disable" patch, commit a patch to GIT which
> >    makes the GIT tree reference GIT not SVN.
> > 
> >  - At time Z+1, both patches are upstream.  Now it's safe
> >    to make the SVN repository read-only.
> > 
> >  - Beginning at time Z+2, nobody uses SVN any more.  Send
> >    an email to the list finalizing that switch.
> > 
> > I can handle the two commits, but can't make SVN read-only.
> > Zach, will you take care of that, and sending the announce?
> >
> > Where "Z" is about 5pm PST today, and values of "1" and "2"
> > are convenient for whoever handles those last two points.  :)
> 
> These sound like great ideas.  I can execute my part of this plan, yes.

OK, we're effectively at time Z+2 ... except for making SVN
be read-only.

Turns out that we can't yet disable writes to that, so we
don't yet have protection against lazy maintainers.  :)

- Dave


> > >   - Copy all existing File Releases to SF.net.
> > >   - Update project summary information on both sites.
> > >   - Post an announcement that describe the changes.
> >
> > Yes.  Copying the file releases can be done at any time,
> > as can most of the project summary info updates.  IMO, do
> > them soon after finishing the GIT switch.
>
> Ack.  I will take care of this too.

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