Comments on: Version Control Choices

By: Wouter

Wouter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:37:56 +0000

The cabal is against git. Wait, did I say cabal? Sorry, there is no cabal.

By: Jef Spaleta

Jef Spaleta — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:50:11 +0000

Here’s the best question to ask what were the preferences of the existing sysadmins for the gnome project in the dvcs survey. If GNOME is currently relying on volunteer sysadmins who are primarily bzr users, then the situation makes some sense. Relying on volunteers for all IT infrastructure services means relying heavily on those individuals personal preferences in what technologies are implemented. For better or for worse, that’s how it works.

Does GNOME need a dedicated paid infrastructure manager who can be tasked by the GNOME Foundation to lead a git environment conversion? Part of that leadership role would be to recruit and sustain a community of infrastructure volunteers whose skills and experience are aligned with the GNOME infrastructure roadmap needs.

-jef

By: fredp

fredp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:23:27 +0000

And Fred Brooks told us humans are not exchangeable…

By: iain

iain — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:51:03 +0000

I think its a case that the sysadmins in question don’t want to use git and as they’re not being paid don’t want to do the work for something they don’t want no matter what public opinion wants

By: sp

sp — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:08:56 +0000

easy. the people who have the time aren’t willing to do a plain git migration :)