> This selection of questions is actually very symptomatic of why I do
> *not* want to switch to git. Git users seem to be very unwilling to
> accept the mere existence of other similar tools as a rule, and that's
> not something I wish to be associated with.
I haven't used git, but I don't think we should consider obscure version
control systems because of the barrier they present to new users unless they
are extraordinarily better then the alternatives. While the technical merits
of a system are very important, accessibility to the community is at least as
important (IMO). Obviously you and I can (and will) learn any system we need
to, it seems unfair to tell people who just want to compile a patched build or
develop a plugin that they need to learn some VC system no one has heard of.
That is a steep barrier to the wider community.
FWIW I'm ok with git just because it seems ubiquitous in embedded projects, but
SVN is also fine with me.
Mike
