I don't think distros who pull from svn will be a major consideration. Lots of projects have gone over to git in the last few years and I am confident they are used to it.
The thing that would affect them is being unclear that the svn repository is outdated and not to be used. On 02/05/2010 09:53 AM, PCMan wrote: > Don't use the new git repo now! > The current one is still under testing and link with pootle should be > tested with this repo, too. > Here I propose two ways for the migration: > > 1. move components from svn to git one by one. Push the source code to > git, and delete the old ones in svn. After all components are moved to > git, turn off svn. > > 2. Schedule a svn repo freeze, and do the migration at once, then > unfreeze the git repo and turn off svn. > > Here is another issue. > As some packages for some distros are built from svn head source code, > turning off the svn repo might break them. > Is there any better way to solve this? > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Marty Jack <[email protected]> wrote: >> We need to know when the master sources are the git sources and changes >> should be put there. >> >> Also, we already have divergence with svn due to translation checkins that >> needs to be cleared up. >> >> Not the way to do this. First you announce a checkin freeze, then you do >> the conversion, then you announce an unfreeze and start using the new >> repository. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation >> Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business >> Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts >> Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com >> _______________________________________________ >> Lxde-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
