[Bf-committers] More on source code management

[jonathan ferguson]

On Nov 26, 2006, at 3:51 PM, GSR wrote:

> Found some comments from a person involved in Xorg migration away from
> CVS for their source code management:
> http://keithp.com/blog/Repository_Formats_Matter.html
> http://keithp.com/blog/Tyrannical_SCM_selection.html
>
> GSR

hi.

There is one very significant drawback with Git for users of non- 
POSIX systems (notably MS Windows): Git is POSIX only.

 From what I've learned, in choosing a version control system, the  
question really is: "Which system will work the best for your  
project?" The answer differs from project to project. Does the  
blender project want distributed or centralized repository and  
control? What are the user (developer) requirements for revision  
control in the blender project? Patch based, or change based?  
Platform support? Training and transition costs? A good User  
Interface? etc.  Many such questions must all be carefully addressed  
prior to a change.

I  have been researching this question quite a bit lately. There are  
a growing number of scm systems, and vocal proponents for each. Each  
has strengths and weaknesses. After researching for a while, I found  
that a good place to start is wikipedia. :D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_revision_control_software

also of  note:

http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/scm.html

In further response to the link you posted, it can be said that all  
copy-change-merge scm systems provide "distributed backup" of files  
in one way or another.

in any case... just some thoughts.

have a nice day.yad
jdpf