Re: [linux.conf.au] VCS Interoperability

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Hi all,

>> Next week, I'll be presenting  a summary of the past 2 years work
>> on improving svn interoperability for git.
>> I'm requesting feedback from anyone who cares with regard to
>> what they'd like to hear about.
>
> Nice.  As a lay person attending the conference, here are a few things
> I think I'd like to hear:
> - Why this project is so challenging compared to say, a git-hg bridge
> or a git-darcs bridge.  What makes Subversion especially hard to deal
> with?
> - What is the biggest motivation for developing the svnrdump/ svnrload
> combination?  Are there any other usecases for the tools?
> - How has this project contributed to the development of the
> fast-import infrastructure?  Can these changes be used to improve
> other/ future remote helpers?
> - You've spoken about exporting Subversion history to Git so far, but
> what about the reverse?  Which parts of the picture are still missing?

Thank you for the feedback, it helped a lot with picking a trajectory.

Video is now available: http://youtu.be/0hVuv-wv4Dw
Slides: http://barrbrain.github.com/vcs-interoperability.html

It was my first conference presentation so the usual caveats apply.
I was fortunate to have a small but interested audience.

I look forward to constructive criticism so that I can better represent
our community to the folk Down Under.

--
David Barr
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