20.02.2019, 22:27, "Bug Tracker" <bug.tracking.acco...@protonmail.com>:
> Sorry, for the anonymous email. I opted for it because the list archives are 
> public and concluded that it's not that useful to reveal my identity for the 
> purposes of this question.
>
> In short, however, I am a graduate student interested in using WebKit for an 
> academic project and thought that I should ask first about the progress on 
> Git migration, since it would be far easier for me to work with WebKit then.

You can use public Git mirror:

https://github.com/WebKit/webkit

>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Wednesday, February 20, 2019 8:34 PM, Simon Fraser 
> <simon.fra...@apple.com> wrote:
>
>> Are you a WebKit developer? I can't tell from your email.
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>> On Feb 20, 2019, at 8:27 AM, Bug Tracker 
>>> <bug.tracking.acco...@protonmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was curious about the status of the proposal for migrating from SVN to 
>>> Git (https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/Moving%20to%20Git).
>>>
>>> The relevant page on the Trac wiki hasn't been updated for over 5 years and 
>>> since then Git has become much more popular (the de facto standard for new 
>>> projects, more or less), while:
>>>
>>> * SVN support is diminishing (e.g. in Xcode).
>>> * Git support on Windows is much better than 5 years ago.
>>> * It's difficult to find free robust SVN clients / UIs, unlike the plethora 
>>> of options available for Git.
>>> * Most young and relatively new developers (with less than 10 years of 
>>> experience, like myself) are much more comfortable with Git and maybe have 
>>> not even used SVN before, so moving to Git could encourage more users and 
>>> contributors.
>>>
>>> Is there any progress in this direction?
>>>
>>> Thank you, in advance!
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>>> webkit-dev@lists.webkit.org
>>> https://lists.webkit.org/mailman/listinfo/webkit-dev
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