Re: [Python-markdown-discuss] the wiki

[Yuri T. <qar...@gm...>]

Well, unfortunately Trac installation turned out to be a nightmare due
to zillion unsatisfiable dependencies.  I had to give up on it.
Bazaar is still on the table, but I've exhausted my time quota for
playing with random new software and will have to take a break for few
weeks.

I think I am convinced theoretically about advantages that Bazaar
might offer over SVN, but it seems like there are a few other tools
competing in that space, e.g. Mercurial, git, etc.  I've been
wondering what the advantages and disadvantages are between those.

  - yuri

On Nov 7, 2007 11:49 AM, Ben Wilson <da...@gm...> wrote:
> On 10/30/07, Yuri Takhteyev <qar...@gm...> wrote:
> > I am curious if anyone else has opinions on that?
> >
> > First, on Bazaar vs. SVN.  I don't personally don't have much invested
> > in SVN and don't care that much.  What I worry about is: will moving
> > to Bazaar raise the bar for other people who want to check out?  In
> > theory, it seems, Bazaar is specifically designed to make it easier
> > for new people to join in.  On the other hand, I am wondering if
> > people might be turned off by having to install a new VCS.
> >
> > Second, any comments on Roundup and Launchpad?  Lauchpad seems to have
> > a nice community thing going, so if we want to switch to Bazaar this
> > might be a nice option.
>
> For my two cents, I have played both with Bazaar and SVN. I like both.
> If you are going to have multiple trusted developers, BZR is a great
> option because it offers distribution of the repository. SVN is good
> if you want to retain maximum control of the source code, IMO. BZR
> works best with ASCII/ISO text; SVN handles binary a bit better. SVN
> also has the advantage of being around for a while longer, but at the
> expense of having the RCS/CVS mentality about repository management.
>
> Regarding tools, Trac is a nice Python tool. It has an integrated wiki
> for all tickets, etc. The only weakness I perceive in Trac is the
> inability to customize the wiki syntax. Otherwise, it would be great
> to integrate Markdown with Trac and then be able to tout eating one's
> own dog food. I'm presently stalled on development (curse of the
> newborn and that whole family responsibility thing), but I was using
> Trac with BZR.
>
> Having offered some feedback, I'm generally a lurker and know the
> community will make the right choice. :-)
>
> --
> Ben Wilson
> "Words are the only thing which will last forever" Churchill
>



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Yuri Takhteyev
Ph.D. Candidate, UC Berkeley School of Information
http://takhteyev.org/, http://www.freewisdom.org/