I mean popular in the sense that out of the .NET projects that I follow that uses DVCS, most use Git.
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Fabio Maulo <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > >
