On Thu, 2009-03-19 at 12:29 +1100, Sonia Hamilton wrote: > * Robert Collins <robe...@robertcollins.net> [2009-03-19 12:02:41 +1100]: > > > On Thu, 2009-03-19 at 11:46 +1100, Sonia Hamilton wrote: > > > Is there any reason why you want to use a *distributed* VCS? For > > > personal stuff it's probably overkill, and using a centralised VCS will > > > make your life easier. In which case use Subversion. > > > > Whoa there Tonto. Using *nearly* any DVCS is simpler for personal use > > than using a centralised client-server system like svn. > > Why? > > I'm still learning git, but one of the things I found annoying was that > I need to commit to the local repo, then merge my changes up my > "central" git repo, then commit my changes on the "central" git repo. > (Maybe I'm doing it the wrong way, I'm only up to "page 2" of the > manual). Whereas with a centralised VCS check in only takes one step.
You are doing it wrong; you're learning git :). In bzr it can be one step (if you do a checkout, like in svn). However, one of the main things common to most DVCS is that you don't _need_ a central repository, you simply have one repo which you can push places to back it up. > However I can see the advantages mentioned by John Ferlito of better > branching in DVCS's. And of course if you've regularly got limited > connectivity, a DVCS is the only way to go. > > PS You might want to lookup what "tonto" means [1] before you go around > calling people it. It was a term of disrespect for Amerindians on the > US/Mexican border in the 1800's. At least be grammatically correct, and > call me "tonta" :-p > [1] http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/tonto I was (mis)quoting the Lone Ranger, I thought. -Rob
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