Am 30.10.15 um 11:41 schrieb Benson Margulies: > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 2:36 AM, Carsten Ziegeler <cziege...@apache.org> > wrote: >> Am 30.10.15 um 01:48 schrieb Benson Margulies: >>> Is this a consensus to proceed yet? It's been a few days since the >>> last contribution. >>> >> We clearly have different opinions, they range from "why change?", >> "let's get moving" to "let's do more than a simple conversion". >> I don't see a clear consensus/agreement on any of the three. For each >> opinion there are imho good/valid arguments. I have the feeling that a >> formal vote does not lead us anywhere. >> >> Maybe someone can clearly identify/list the benefits for everyone if we >> move from svn to a single git repo - compared to using the already >> existing git proxy. I think this should give everyone a clear view of >> why the migration makes sense. And if there are no compelling reasons >> then we have a decision as well. > > I think I can state some advantages: > > > 1: Make it significantly easier to apply patches from people who > provide them via github.
What exactly is the problem here? I have no problem in applying those patches easily with svn > > 2: Make it significantly easier to create branches in the main repo > for collaborative changes. Creating a branch in svn is easy as well (svn cp). I assume you mean the merging part which is better in git? > > 3: Take a first step towards subdividing into multiple repos where > that makes sense. This is only an advantage if we want to go there and I saw more objection on doing that than on going to git in general. > My sense of the email thread is that we have some enthusiastic > supporters of moving to git, and some '+0' weak objectors. So, in some > models of consensus process, that would be a reason to go ahead. Do > you want to recast this as a VOTE as a way of clarifying views? > This change has a significant influence on everyone, so lazy consensus does not apply here. We need a formal vote which needs to be open for some time to give everyone a chance. But before starting this, we really should agree that the above are the advantages and that there are no disadvantages. I don't want to block the move, however rushing it through is not a good idea either and taking some days time to think about it, gives everyone a chance to voice his opinion. Regards Carsten -- Carsten Ziegeler Adobe Research Switzerland cziege...@apache.org
