On 11/20/07, Mike McGrath <mmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Karsten Wade wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-11-19 at 12:01 +0100, Lennert Buytenhek wrote: > > > >> The git tree is currently a read-only (slave) version of the CVS > >> tree, and I expect it to stay that way for some time. But even though > >> Fedora isn't switching VCSes at this point, I think it would still > >> make sense to have git/hg/random-other-VCS conversions of the Fedora > >> CVS tree publically available ... > > > > +1 to the general idea. > > > > Are you interested in building and maintaining the solution in Fedora > > Infrastructure? Just asking as a bystander ... :) > > What problem are we trying to solve by doing this I see it as a POC for a future VCS alternative. Now that Koji is getting some support for building from a VCS other than CVS I we are getting to the point where people can actually try something other than CVS for maintaining packages, rather than just talk about it. > or what added > functionality will we get that people can't get by just downloading a > snapshot and importing it into git themselves? The structure and the size of the package CVS makes it difficult for someone to casually make their own git mirror. Jeff _______________________________________________ Fedora-infrastructure-list mailing list Fedora-infrastructure-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-infrastructure-list
