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
