* Why does Fedora use Git?
Fedora uses Git because it is an amazing tool to keep track of updates and manage new features, commits, and fixes in an orderly manner. Without Git, a single mistake could break our whole infrastructure -- however, Git allows us to revert errornous commits and thus causes those mistakes to be hardly meaningful.
* What makes Git such a great tool?
Git is a great tool because it compacts code into repositories, which can then be used to keep track of changes, view history, and revert errors. This is very important, as humans make mistakes and mistakes can break things. Git can help prevent these mistakes from causing large catastrophes. It is indispensable for projects with more than one team member.
* How many developers do you have collaborating on git?
A very large amount.
* How much do you personally use it? (estimates are great)
Every day, pretty much for every single meaningful project that I work on.
* What's Fedora's most active git repo right now and why?
Infra and websites, perhaps. Those repos are very dynamic and change over time as new needs or information pop up.
* Any git success stories you can share?
1 - Broke everything
Fedora uses Git because it is an amazing tool to keep track of updates and manage new features, commits, and fixes in an orderly manner. Without Git, a single mistake could break our whole infrastructure -- however, Git allows us to revert errornous commits and thus causes those mistakes to be hardly meaningful.
* What makes Git such a great tool?
Git is a great tool because it compacts code into repositories, which can then be used to keep track of changes, view history, and revert errors. This is very important, as humans make mistakes and mistakes can break things. Git can help prevent these mistakes from causing large catastrophes. It is indispensable for projects with more than one team member.
* How many developers do you have collaborating on git?
A very large amount.
* How much do you personally use it? (estimates are great)
Every day, pretty much for every single meaningful project that I work on.
* What's Fedora's most active git repo right now and why?
Infra and websites, perhaps. Those repos are very dynamic and change over time as new needs or information pop up.
* What is your favorite pro tip for using git?
Revert commits using `git revert` or rewrite history in dire need. Will help you resolve catastrophes.
`git status` and `git diff` are also amazing.
* Any git success stories you can share?
1 - Broke everything
2 - Fixed everything with a simple `git revert`
3 - Success
* Anything else you'd like to say to mark the 10-year anniversary?
* Anything else you'd like to say to mark the 10-year anniversary?
Keep improving, keep making Git a better tool! Lots of awesome projects love Git.
On Tue, 31 Mar 2015 at 16:48 Matthew Miller <mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone! Linux Foundation is running a series on Git for its 10th
anniversary. They asked me a few questions, and I thought it might be
even better to get a community answer from the whole infrastructure
team. So, if you have anything interesting to say to any of these, say
it, and I'll wrap up the responses into a unified Fedora Whole. I need
to respond by Friday.
* Why does Fedora use Git?
* What makes Git such a great tool?
* How many developers do you have collaborating on git?
* How much do you personally use it? (estimates are great)
* What's Fedora's most active git repo right now and why?
* What is your favorite pro tip for using git?
* Any git success stories you can share?
* Anything else you'd like to say to mark the 10-year anniversary?
--
Matthew Miller
<mattdm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fedora Project Leader
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