The OpenSim core team is currently evaluating a transition of the opensim project from subversion to git. This is not a new idea, many of us on the Linux side have proposed this previously (many of us on the Linux side are already using git via the git-svn bridge for our opensim development). The challenge has really been that the windows git story was really poor. But recently, that got a lot better.
I'm starting to put together some instructions on using git, including some of the stardard workflow at http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Using_Git The instructions are currently slightly core centric, but the repository can also be cloned anonymously via the url git://opensimulator.org/git/opensim-test. This is a git snapshot of the opensim repo as of yesterday. It's designed for developers to play around with, so expect it to be broken for the purposes of running OpenSim, but useful for just figuring out things with git. For the git mirror of svn trunk we set up viewgit already (http://opensimulator.org/viewgit). I just added the opensim-test repository there as well. My hope is championing this is that it will make it easier to have multiple people actively working on core features in opensim (as conflict resolution is much easier with git), and make it easier for non core people to contribute more advanced function, as work can be staged and rebased externally. (I've written up thoughts on this in the past at http://dague.net/2009/04/28/software-in-the-era-of-drive-by-contribution/) Comments as always are welcomed. As with any potential change, there will be bumps in the road, and some things will need to be relearned. But I think it is worth it for many of the new abilities we'll get with git. -Sean -- __________________________________________________________________ Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley [email protected] Linux Users Group http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. __________________________________________________________________
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