github does make life very easy for OSS projects. CodePlex and SourceForge really suck, both from the project people perspective and from the users perspective. Slow and non-intuitive. Bitbucket is quite cool, but it does not have the traction that github has.
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM, James Gregory <[email protected]>wrote: > I second everything Ayende is saying here. Fluent NH flourished after > I made the move to git, and a huge part of that is Github. Moving > anywhere but Github would be foolish. > > On Nov 3, 11:42 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 > -- Ken Egozi. http://www.kenegozi.com/blog http://www.delver.com http://www.musicglue.com http://www.castleproject.org http://www.idcc.co.il - הכנס הקהילתי הראשון למפתחי דוטנט - בואו בהמוניכם
