I know lot of OSS using SVN more than Git... btw..
Mercurial is supported by Bitbucket, Google Code, SourceForge, CodePlex
Please give me a more detailed definition of "popular" since its translation
in Italian and in Spanish can be interpreted as "not used only by elite".

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Ayende Rahien <[email protected]> wrote:

> Diego,
> I know of a LOT of OSS projects which are using Git
> I know of very few using HG.
>
> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Diego Mijelshon <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Oren,
>>
>> What stats do you use to say Git is more popular?
>> I think they both have lots of followers.
>>
>> I'm slightly biased towards HG, because it has an easier learning curve
>> and it doesn't have the "non-native" feel of Git on Windows.
>> Regarding the specific points you mentioned: aren't those just Github
>> features whose current implementation you like instead of Hg/Git
>> differences?
>>
>> In any case, here's my 2c regarding source:
>>
>>    - There seems to be a consensus to move to a DVCS. Nobody wants to
>>    stay with SVN
>>    - As others said, after the release might be a good time to do the
>>    move
>>    - IMO, the decision should be done first by the committers and, if
>>    there isn't a clear winner, by the contributors. How about a poll?
>>
>> And regarding the site (in no particular order):
>>
>>    - I've said it before: the current state of NH identity is just
>>    terrible. Searches for "nhibernate" "nhibernate source" "nhibernate bug
>>    tracker" "nhibernate docs" and "nhibernate binaries" should all point to a
>>    unified site.
>>    - I don't have anything against Jira per se, but having it redirect to
>>    an IP is just unprofessional
>>    - SourceForge still feels like 1999. I really like Google Code, I
>>    dislike CodePlex, and GitHub is meh. But the decision should be made by
>>    those in charge of maintaining it.
>>
>>
>>     Diego
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 08:03, Ayende Rahien <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Frans,
>>> Git is more popular than hg. And we aren't considering centralized SCM
>>>
>>> And yes, there is a HUGE difference between sending a patch and sending a
>>> pull request.
>>>
>>> a) it is *significantly* easier to handle a pull request, because it is
>>> a single command, rather than a set of operations
>>> b) it allows you to have your own fork and easily merge future changes
>>> c) it means that Joe can pull from you, not just from the master feed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Frans Bouma <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> > I actually do have a problem with hg. I think that Git is:
>>>> > a) more popular
>>>>
>>>>         than what, subversion? Perforce? CVS?
>>>>
>>>> > b) GitHub has tremendous pull in terms of encouraging contributions.
>>>> > c) I saw a huge spike in the amount of people contributing once I
>>>> moved to
>>>> > github.
>>>>
>>>>         I have a hard time believing that the scc system used is of any
>>>> relevance whether a developer is capable of contributing any code. I
>>>> mean:
>>>> it's not as if someone who changes some code in his own branch is
>>>> suddenly
>>>> able to commit those changes as well: the change has to be reviewed,
>>>> tested,
>>>> agreed upon and then it's committed. A svn patch is just as simple for
>>>> that
>>>> than any other patch.
>>>>
>>>>        I don't deny what you saw on ravendb stuff, I just find it a
>>>> 'coincidence' rather than a correlated event.
>>>>
>>>>                FB
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Fabio Maulo <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >       And move the code in CodePlex...
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >       --
>>>> >       Fabio Maulo
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >       El 02/11/2010, a las 16:38, Jorge <[email protected]> escribió:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >       > Hello there,
>>>> >       >
>>>> >       > I am in the process of downloading the code via SVN, and it is
>>>> > taking
>>>> >       > a very long time.
>>>> >       >
>>>> >       > Can someone please enable Git repo in sourceforge, or better
>>>> yet,
>>>> > move
>>>> >       > code to Github?
>>>> >       >
>>>> >       > Respectfully yours,
>>>> >       > Jorge
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>


-- 
Fabio Maulo

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