Re: svn-to-git mirroring

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Mike McGrath wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Mar 2009, Jim Meyering wrote:
>> Mike McGrath wrote:
>> > I just don't like the precident of "I want to do X with my project and you
>> > don't support it, let me log in and do it myself."  I'm also trying to
>> > make sure the pros of this outweigh the cons.
>>
>> I'm convinced that this would be generally useful.  The proof is easy
>> to see when you count the number of ad-hoc maintained git mirrors of svn
>> repositories.  However, the individual-maintained ones, while convenient
>> do come at a price.  You have to trust the person doing the job not
>> just to do it properly and regularly, but also to run a tight enough
>> system that no one will ever crack it and sneak in a commit that adds
>> a modified build or test script that will open a hole in your firewall.
>>
>
> If people want git repos... why aren't they using git?

Users and contributors want git.
Project _owners_ aren't always in a hurry to convert.

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