From: Kern S. <ke...@si...> - 2009-09-14 07:48:41
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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 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >----- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 > > 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - > > and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's > > new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > > _______________________________________________ > > Bacula-devel mailing list > > Bac...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-devel |