Some more info is available here, for the Cassandra project:

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-4254
https://github.com/apache/cassandra
http://wiki.apache.org/cassandra/HowToContribute

I have a proposal to make... since we're not yet up for this, but do agree
that it is the future: what if we move Piggybank to github?

We can do this at the hackathon we're having at Twitter - I forgot the date?

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 6:16 PM, Scott Carey <sc...@richrelevance.com>wrote:

> Git was built with use case #1 being Linux developers exchanging patches
> as text via e-mail.  I am not sure what binary patch support Linus plans
> or what it would help other than being more compact.  One disadvantage is
> that it is then hard to review simple changes by simply reading the patch
> itself in a text editor.  I have +1'd many near-trivial changes after only
> glancing at the text of the patch.
>
> SVN is (slowly) catching up to have better patch features.  'svn patch' is
> now in 1.7, 1.8 will enhance it, and eventually there is planned support
> for git patch extensions. In the long run the differences between the
> tools for day-to-day work will shrink from where it is now.  Subversion is
> planning 'svn shelve' to make it more git-like when working locally, for
> example.
>
> On 3/27/12 10:43 PM, "Dmitriy Ryaboy" <dvrya...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Could you enumerate the problems you have with text patches?
> >
> >I can think of 1, but would like to hear your list.
> >
> >Dmitriy
> >
> >On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Russell Jurney
> ><russell.jur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Using text patches is the problem as I see it.  We should be using...
> >> something else.  Doesn't git's functionality enable phasing out text
> >> patches?
> >>
> >> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Scott Carey
> >><sc...@richrelevance.com>wrote:
> >>
> >>> On the Avro project, several folk generate a patch using git and upload
> >>> that to the JIRA, it patches fine using unix 'patch'.
> >>> Why do you need to switch to svn to generate the patch?
> >>>
> >>> A committer needs to apply the patch to a location checked out with
> >>>svn,
> >>> but that is trivial.
> >>>
> >>> On 3/27/12 2:26 AM, "Gianmarco De Francisci Morales" <g...@apache.org>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> >My 2 cents, based on the S4 project experience so far (they have git)
> >>>is
> >>> >+1
> >>> >but later.
> >>> >
> >>> >The process with git is still a bit fuzzy and not fully integrated and
> >>> >standardized like the one with svn.
> >>> >I personally use git for all my dev work with Pig, but then switch to
> >>>svn
> >>> >to generate the final patch. A bit cumbersome but not so bad.
> >>> >
> >>> >Switching now will generate confusion and is not that urgent in my
> >>>humble
> >>> >opinion.
> >>> >
> >>> >Cheers,
> >>> >--
> >>> >Gianmarco
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >On Sat, Mar 24, 2012 at 01:27, Dmitriy Ryaboy <dvrya...@gmail.com>
> >>>wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >> There is a check box you check when you upload a patch. If we
> >>>committed
> >>> >> without verifying you checked it, thats an unfortunate oversight.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> No, you cant send a pull request via github to apache. That's a
> >>>github
> >>> >> (commercial entity) feature, not a git (open source vcs) feature.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Yes you can post a link on a Jira and ask people for review prior to
> >>> >> submitting a formal patch.  No that's not review board or Jira
> >>> >>integration.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On Mar 22, 2012, at 5:59 PM, Russell Jurney
> >>><russell.jur...@gmail.com>
> >>> >> wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> > That is fine.  Only committers can merge pull requests.  Not a
> >>> >>problem.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > I've never signed anything, and committers take my patches.
> >>>Works the
> >>> >> same.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Scott Carey
> >>><sc...@richrelevance.com
> >>> >> >wrote:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> There is a legal issue as well. Uploading a patch to JIRA
> >>>requires
> >>> >>the
> >>> >> >> user to grant apache license to use the code.  A pull request
> >>>from
> >>> >> github
> >>> >> >> does not.
> >>> >> >> This is all being hashed out elsewhere, none of us here are
> >>>experts.
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> On 3/22/12 2:08 PM, "Russell Jurney" <russell.jur...@gmail.com>
> >>> >>wrote:
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>> If there is already a trial going, the project would benefit
> >>>from
> >>> >> >>> switching
> >>> >> >>> to git, as we could then (I think?) accept pull requests on
> >>>github.
> >>> >>  Maybe
> >>> >> >>> not, I'm not familiar with integrating multiple gits.  Barrier
> >>>of
> >>> >>entry
> >>> >> >>> for
> >>> >> >>> contributing would then drop dramatically, making happy for all.
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Daniel Dai
> >>><da...@hortonworks.com>
> >>> >> >> wrote:
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>> This can be done in the future but I don't see there is an
> >>>urgent
> >>> >>need
> >>> >> >>>> for that. I'd rather wait for Apache to standardize the process
> >>> >>and we
> >>> >> >>>> can easily follow and switch, rather than become the first
> >>>several
> >>> >>to
> >>> >> >>>> try and solve the infrastructure problem.
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>> Daniel
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Jonathan Coveney <
> >>> >> jcove...@gmail.com>
> >>> >> >>>> wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>> If people don't know git or svn, they are going to have to
> >>>learn
> >>> >>one
> >>> >> >>>> or
> >>> >> >>>> the
> >>> >> >>>>> other if they want to work with open source projects. It
> >>>might as
> >>> >> >>>> well be
> >>> >> >>>>> git, since that's where things are going.
> >>> >> >>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>> 2012/3/22 Scott Carey <sc...@richrelevance.com>
> >>> >> >>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>> Apache is currently doing a trial with git as the primary
> >>>repo
> >>> >>using
> >>> >> >>>> the
> >>> >> >>>>>> CouchDB project.  Other projects may be able to volunteer to
> >>>join
> >>> >> the
> >>> >> >>>>>> trial, I'm not sure.
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>> see http://git-wip-us.apache.org/
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>> I suggest that if you are interested in this join the apache
> >>> >> >>>>>> infrastructure-dev list.
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>> On 3/21/12 9:57 PM, "Russell Jurney"
> >>><russell.jur...@gmail.com>
> >>> >> >>>> wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>> What's the work?
> >>> >> >>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>> Russell Jurney http://datasyndrome.com
> >>> >> >>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:39 PM, Dmitriy Ryaboy
> >>><dvrya...@gmail.com
> >>> >
> >>> >> >>>> wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>> All that's left is for someone to volunteer to do the work.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:17 PM, Russell Jurney <
> >>> >> >>>> russell.jur...@gmail.com>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> What do we have to do to be the first real project that
> >>>uses
> >>> >>git?
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> Let's do that. Or, let's just sink svn to github.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> It will propel the project forward.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> Russell Jurney
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> twitter.com/rjurney
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> russell.jur...@gmail.com
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> datasyndrome.com
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:04 PM, Bill Graham
> >>> >><billgra...@gmail.com>
> >>> >> >>>> wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> I think this is the tweet (lacking the entire discussion
> >>>tree
> >>> >> >>>> that
> >>> >> >>>> we
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> had
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> re git) where I was pointing out that some incubator
> >>>projects
> >>> >> >>>> were
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> using
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> git.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>https://twitter.com/#!/billgraham/status/174744199407738880
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Russell Jurney
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> <russell.jur...@gmail.com>wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> I think this changed, and you are now allowed.  Looking
> >>>for
> >>> >>the
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> tweets.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Russell Jurney http://datasyndrome.com
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 21, 2012, at 9:36 AM, Alan Gates
> >>> >><ga...@hortonworks.com
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> AFAIK Apache still does not support git as a primary
> >>> >> >>>> repository.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> You
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> can use the git mirror, which Pig does.  If this has
> >>>changed
> >>> >> >>>> (or
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> when it
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> does), I'm +0 on changing, by which I mean I don't care
> >>> >>which
> >>> >> >>>> we
> >>> >> >>>> use.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Alan.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Mar 20, 2012, at 11:22 PM, Jonathan Coveney wrote:
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Would anyone be opposed to doing this? I think you can
> >>> >>apply
> >>> >> >>>> to
> >>> >> >>>> do
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> this
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>> via
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Apache, no? It would be nice to make git the first
> >>>class
> >>> >> >>>> citizen of
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> choice... forcing developers to use svn to work with
> >>>pig
> >>> >>is
> >>> >> >>>> just
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> another
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> barrier, imho. I thought this had been bandied about
> >>>on
> >>> >> >>>> Twitter
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> and the
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> like, but not sure if it's been discussed seriously
> >>>on the
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> listserv.
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Would love y'all's opinions on the matter
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Jon
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> --
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> *Note that I'm no longer using my Yahoo! email address.
> >>> >>Please
> >>> >> >>>> email
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> me at
> >>> >> >>>>>>>>>> billgra...@gmail.com going forward.*
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>>>
> >>> >> >>>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>>
> >>> >> >>> --
> >>> >> >>> Russell Jurney twitter.com/rjurney russell.jur...@gmail.com
> >>> >> >>> datasyndrome.com
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > --
> >>> >> > Russell Jurney twitter.com/rjurney russell.jur...@gmail.com
> >>> >> datasyndrome.com
> >>> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Russell Jurney twitter.com/rjurney russell.jur...@gmail.com
> >>datasyndrome.com
>
>


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