Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 21:24:28 +0200 From: Rainer Duffner <rainer@ultra-secure.de> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Plans for git (was: Please check the current beta git conversions) Message-ID: <21C5C18A-AB92-4309-964E-EBE1D86AC1EC@ultra-secure.de> In-Reply-To: <7DA95AC3-853D-4C05-B5D8-E627095274FE@gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2CTTecRJDnXNvF%2BM2%2BaLWJpA%2BEdG43ZeU3qwsCruecoFA@mail.gmail.com> <20200902045939.GA15897@eureka.lemis.com> <20200902060117.GG53210@home.opsec.eu> <20200902063136.GA47543@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> <CAPyFy2ANWEiA2ndE6qr_kY=sPuY%2BeaAZg=apWo0OZPVC7pkwkg@mail.gmail.com> <7DA95AC3-853D-4C05-B5D8-E627095274FE@gmail.com>
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> Am 02.09.2020 um 18:22 schrieb Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>: >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On Sep 2, 2020, at 10:14 AM, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote: >>=20 >> On Wed, 2 Sep 2020 at 02:31, Steve Kargl >> <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote: >>>=20 >>>> A short intro on git for svn users: >>>> https://hackmd.io/ML5TSl8mQ5-27B5eqDf7YA?view >>>>=20 >>>=20 >>> ROTFL. =46rom the "short intro", 2nd sentence. >>>=20 >>> New committers are assumed to already be familiar with the basic >>> operation of Git. If not, start by reading the Git Book. >>=20 >> This doc started as a direct translation of the Subversion primer, >> which has as its first sentence: >>> New committers are assumed to already be familiar with the basic = operation of Subversion. If not, start by reading the Subversion Book. >>=20 >> As with the Subversion primer the doc is intended to provide a quick >> reference for day-to-day commands, but not act as a reference or >> introduction to the entire theory of operation of the associated VCS. >=20 > The rest of the guide walks people through how to do the job, but = without all the theory for the basics. >=20 > Again it needs some work for the advanced topic it currently just = omits=E2=80=A6 >=20 Sorry, but I had to think of this: https://xkcd.com/1597/ The project was announced a while back in the quarterly status report = (that=E2=80=99s the first time I read about it at least). It=E2=80=99s obviously a huge undertaking, the people taking part in it = should be commended, not ridiculed (IMO). For people who don=E2=80=99t have much exposure to git, it can be very = obnoxious.=20 Though these days, a lot of people assume git=3Dgithub and the GUI there = certainly makes things easier. If it wasn=E2=80=99t completely riddled with security-holes, I would = recommend the project to run its own gitlab instance - but for a project = this size, you=E2=80=99d be looking at a FTE just herding that bag of = cats and constantly upgrading it=E2=80=A6 =20
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