Re: GNOME git repositories? (was Re: GNOME subversion migration)

[Sriram Ramkrishna <sri aracnet com>]

On Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 06:44:58PM -0300, Germán Poó Caamaño wrote:
> That is a big misunderstanding about how it works.  Using a distributed
> source system doesn't mean that doesn't exist any central ('main')
> repository.
> 
> Moreover, it can works the same way it has been working until now.
> The big difference is any contributor can have his or her own copy
> of the repository (as usual) but the whole history.

Even better, you don't have to give a cvs/svn account to every
contributor.  Allowing the barrier of entry to be a lot easier.

> One best practice is 'commit early, commit often and merge with main
> regularly'.

Indeed.

> Your concern could happen even today if the developer doesn't commit
> his or her code from his or her copy.  Nobody cares, because 'main'
> rules.

The cycle of maintenance is a lot easier I think.

sri

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