[RFC] When to switch to git

Wolfgang Spraul wolfgang at openmoko.com
Mon May 12 20:24:26 CEST 2008


When will OE switch to git? Will they switch for sure?
Wolfgang

On May 13, 2008, at 2:22 AM, Graeme Gregory wrote:

> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 06:53:47PM +0200, Holger Freyther wrote:
>> On Monday 12 May 2008 13:18:54 Wolfgang Spraul wrote:
>>> from my perspective: as soon as possible.
>>
>> awesome.
>>
>>> One less tool for people to learn.
>>> A switch like this has _potentially_ unlimited side-effects. So as
>>> soon as  you start thinking about the risk of delaying software
>>> releases that's just another way of saying you will never switch.
>>> I would switch as fast as is technically possible.
>>
>> I will diff the mtn and git version of the "same" tree and try a  
>> build.
>> Technically there shouldn't be any show-stoppers. I will keep you  
>> updated. I
>> think I have something to say by Thursday.
>>
> Holger, what do we need in the way of server infrastructure?
>
> I think it would be nice if we could keep an updating OE branch in the
> git until such time as OE abandons mtn. Just to make merging OE->OM
> easier.
>
> I think we aim to make the switch on monday and go public wednesday?  
> Or
> is this too short a timetable?
>
> Graeme
>




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