Re: [Bacula-devel] Learning Git

[Kern S. <ke...@si...>]

On Sunday 13 September 2009 22:54:10 Yuri Timofeev wrote:
> Hi
>
> Git mans pages
> http://git.or.cz/gitwiki/FrontPage
> http://progit.org/book/
> http://book.git-scm.com/
>
> This is sufficient to learning git.

Yes, nice references. Thanks. 

I personally prefer books, but everyone can choose his own preference :-)

Kern


>
> 2009/9/11 Kern Sibbald <ke...@si...>:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I see that some of the developers such as Eric, Lorenz, and Marco (and
> > probably others) have picked up on git quite well, but unfortunately,
> > some of the you are having difficulties learning it from the feedback
> > that I have received.
> >
> > First I have to say that Git is indeed harder to learn than svn, and it
> > is significantly more complicated, though the very basic commands are not
> > really any more complex than svn.  On the other hand, for developing and
> > integrating where there is a lot of collaboration, Git (in my opinion) is
> > many, many times better than svn in practically all respects.
> >
> > In any case, our source code is now switched to Git, and we will shortly
> > be converting the remaining parts (docs and rescue) from svn to Git as
> > well.
> >
> > To encourage developers to learn Git and to use it, we (the project)
> > would like to make the following offer:
> >
> > If you are an active Bacula contributor (signed an FLA or in the AUTHORS
> > file) and plan to send us something in the next 6-12 months, the project
> > will be happy to purchase a copy of a Git book and send it to you.
> >
> > A few restrictions:
> > - You have to be an active contributor (sent something in at least the
> > last year and plan to send this year).
> > - The books will be sent from Amazon
> > - You must cover any possible customs expenses
> > - You can choose any reasonably priced git book
> > - We reserve the right to limit this to a maximum of 20 contributors
> > - Amazon *may* refuse to ship to some countries because of US embargos.
> > I'll try but if it is refused, sorry there isn't much I can do about
> > that.
> >
> > The way it works:
> > - Tell me you are interested and send me your exact name and mailing
> > address - You tell me what Git book you want
> > - I approve your request
> > - I order the book you want
> >
> > Books I have read:
> > - Pro Git by Scott Chacon, Appress.  This is by far my preferred book of
> > the three.  It has an ebook version at www.apress.com, but the project
> > will be happy to pay for it.
> >
> > - Version Control with Git, by Jon Loeliger, O'Reilly. This is a good
> > book with a lot of reference material.
> >
> > - Pragmatic Version Control Using Git, by travis Swicegood, The Pragmatic
> > Bookshelf.  One of the two worst books I have every read.  Not at all
> > recommended.
> >
> > Please note that I will be away from Sunday until next Thursday, so there
> > may be a bit of a delay in answering your requests.
> >
> > Hopefully this will help those that need it get over the steep Git
> > learning curve and be a small form of thank you and a way to get deeper
> > into Git for those of you who are already able to use Git.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Kern
> >
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