Yeah ... but it makes math more fun! On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Will Boyce <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ...times the number of horns on a unicorn times... > > Seems redundant? ;-) > -- > Regards, > > Will Boyce <[email protected]> > tel: 07933 515 987 > url: http://willboyce.com > > ----- "Bob Waycott" <[email protected]> wrote: > | From: "Bob Waycott" <[email protected]> > | To: [email protected] > | Sent: Thursday, 12 March, 2009 05:13:44 GMT +00:00 GMT Britain, Ireland, > Portugal > | Subject: Re: Git repository for satchmo > > | > | I think anything of the distributed vcs variety will be found to be a > wonderful upgrade from SVN. > | > I mostly use git these days. Ccoming from SVN, I have plenty of tales to > tell of how my butt has been saved by the likes of git's branch, rebase, > pull, push, stash, revert, and other handy commands (git-merge-octopus, > anyone?). > | > > | > Git has a lot of history behind it and a number of handy utilities and > helper apps abound (like GitX for Mac). > > | > However, I know that hg & bzr are out there, too, and I won't even attempt > to make any disparaging remarks. I've read enough of both to think that > maintaining a project with them would still be a sufficient improvement from > SVN. > > | > I think the choice of project management is perhaps more important than the > tool that manages the code. So, the big contenders there that I'm aware of > are continuing with Trac (which has a git plugin & hg plugin), or going the > routes of something like github, assembla, or launchpad. > > | > They all have their strengths, I think. Perhaps there is value in askin how > Satchmo plans to continue with regards to its project image. I think Satchmo > could use a bit of branding work. If Satchmo's code was moved over to a > service like those mentioned above, it could provide an opportunity to break > satchmoproject.com away from being limited by Trac integration and a bit > more freedom to take a stab at defining a brand for Satchmo and redesigning > the project's site to focus on the project itself, docs, and other material > that is relevant. Code can be limited to a download link for a tar or > something, as well as one that points people over to the repo on a hosted > service. > > | > Either way, +(the answer to life the universe and everything times number > of horns on a unicorn times speed of light in furlongs per fortnight) for > DVCS. > > | > | > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
