Return-Path: X-Original-To: apmail-incubator-flex-dev-archive@minotaur.apache.org Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-flex-dev-archive@minotaur.apache.org Received: from mail.apache.org (hermes.apache.org [140.211.11.3]) by minotaur.apache.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1DE99D5BC for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:19:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 3410 invoked by uid 500); 14 Aug 2012 17:19:36 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-flex-dev-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 3360 invoked by uid 500); 14 Aug 2012 17:19:36 -0000 Mailing-List: contact flex-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 3300 invoked by uid 99); 14 Aug 2012 17:19:36 -0000 Received: from athena.apache.org (HELO athena.apache.org) (140.211.11.136) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:19:36 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.5 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (athena.apache.org: domain of igorcosta@gmail.com designates 209.85.213.47 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.213.47] (HELO mail-yw0-f47.google.com) (209.85.213.47) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:19:32 +0000 Received: by yhjj56 with SMTP id j56so734853yhj.6 for ; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:19:11 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=2s6r9985Ss9Yl+kpadIR6THqp3QrUIDbSv2T4sjjaU0=; b=UfS4WK7StlRx8nl2vTXg8a6jwgNzbLtToVxHKzBUQpLmOhsGd9T3FeHDX/TKYIE6N8 H50q735+Ms94KTKrGOVqjnjFJXFfDgvjcKKsZiJgZFv2l1OD6PetbZsme08BwTOKhtth XXsS1PCBl8r6h8mJDN+mJWOsg4+ILYpO8FC33DRAR2shxretn3aRCUbSPOMyPgE449rN LioQcjDkGp3Ykxd/mklh2BgDmESkCR64ECAxuTEC0yzIkVDQs+clnsjM8S1vDbhDcNS7 NgiXRVX84atpC3JSl04JwH4NV/jZQCPZnWcA86t3tRv8gUP/FgIeuMYxr8kr+ZmilFom Dxfg== Received: by 10.50.186.199 with SMTP id fm7mr5973048igc.67.1344964751050; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:19:11 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.64.19.148 with HTTP; Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:18:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <5025AC44.1070808@dot-com-it.com> From: Igor Costa Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:18:50 -0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: What would it take to move to Git? To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9340db338c93e04c73d022c X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org --14dae9340db338c93e04c73d022c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Guys concentrate on that matters, voting! ---------------------------- Igor Costa www.igorcosta.com www.igorcosta.org On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Carlos Rovira < carlos.rovira@codeoscopic.com> wrote: > > > > I think the conversation and relative merits is exactly what we should = be > > doing. The only thing I wish is that, like other areas of the project, = we > > didn't have to wait on someone else. If we could just demonstrate the > > advantages of Git instead of talking about them in the abstract, I thin= k > we > > would have less issue. The problem here with Git is its different. And, > > unfortunately, without an understanding of those advantages and how the= y > > might help us longer term it is very difficult for anyone to agree that > we > > should make that change now. > > > > The discussion is golden. I think the real question is, once we make a > > decision can everyone support it and move forward or does anyone take > their > > toys and go home. > > > > Mike > > > > > Mike, I think we are debated long enough about GIT with lots of arguments= . > Those arguments still are not valid if people does not want to take a > little effort: learn a new tool that only extends SVN to the better. The > only arguments are that Apache official SCM is SVN, that there is no full > support and that "I only want to talk about new code, but don't want to > take the effort of know why GIT is better for the project". > > Then if even people like you that would vote for GIT in first instance, > ends voting for the opposite...I think we are not doing us a favor. > > If we are investing lots of mails here is because many of think this is > really important. And this should be what mentors should valorate. > > This decision would change the future of Flex, since people would > colaborate or not in determinated areas of development if they feels > comfortable with the model of development. > > If instead of having branch to test stuff, we must to go over dispare > whiteboards that are isolated. That will be a total nightmare and this > project could end without very few people investing time. > > > > > > -- > Carlos Rovira > Director de Tecnolog=C3=ADa > M: +34 607 22 60 05 > F: +34 912 35 57 77 > > CODEOSCOPIC S.A. > Avd. del General Per=C3=B3n, 32 > Planta 10, Puertas P-Q > 28020 Madrid > --14dae9340db338c93e04c73d022c--