I got a helpful response to the following question almost 5 years ago: On 12 November 2012 at 23:09, Adam Spiers <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 6:18 PM, Drew Northup <n1xim.email@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 11:37 AM, Adam Spiers <git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> As it turned out to be fairly easy, I was wondering if there would be >>> any interest in doing this more formally, i.e. splitting off the >>> framework so that it could be used and improved outside the scope of >>> git development? Of course this would pose the question how git would >>> consume this new project without any risk of destabilisation. I'm >>> guessing that simply using a git submodule would solve the problem, >>> but ICBW ... >>> >>> Just an idea. Interesting, or terrible? :) >> >> Done at least once already: >> >> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/201591 > > Nice! So hopefully someone will submit patches to build a two-way bridge > via git subtree. Having them diverge would be sad. but sadly since then gmane has shuffled off its mortal coil and I can't remember / find what this URL referred to. Please could someone point me at a working link? Many thanks! Adam
