Re: [Docutils-develop] Any plans to move to Subversion?

[William D. <wi...@fl...>]

Ian Bicking <ia...@co...> writes:

> On May 16, 2004, at 4:12 AM, William Dode wrote:
>> To don't rely more on *any* server, we could switch to Arch, we'll hav=
e
>> the same benefits as subversion for moving files, and somes more : to
>> create distributed and independants branchs.
>> Don't you like to can commit when you are away with your laptop ?
>> We'll also don't need to give a write access to everybody who want a
>> sandbox... (we are 61 developers !!!)
>
> This is a good argument against decentralization:
>    http://web.mit.edu/ghudson/thoughts/bitkeeper.whynot

wich one for us ?
I think for docutils we are more in the situation of :

=AB Although a changeset-oriented source control tool is useful in many
contexts (offline development on a laptop and private branches of a
project, to name two) =BB

I see two main problem with centralized system :
- need to find a server, and depend of the this server (is it online
when you need to commit ? and are we online also ?)
- need to give write access to all the developers.

I've no experience with big centralized development, but for my own
litle projects, it help me a lot after CVS. Even when you work alone on
a project, the branching system and the possibility to commit on a
laptop is very good and very easy to install and use.

But anyway, you can also use arch in a centralized manner, like i show
with the example of a sprint. (the shared file-system could be online of
course)

>
> Also, Subversion is very easy to learn if you know CVS.

On one part, subversion is maybe easy to learn, but it's not easy to
find a server, and impossible on sourceforge now...
On second part, we don't change a version control system every day ! So
it's a good time to learn, why do you want to learn it quickly ?
Specialy you ;-)

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