Re: [ros-dev] Microsoft switched to Git

[Ged Murphy]

I think the easiest path is to switch to a centralized style model using git.
That is, we have a master copy (aka trunk) that gives the feel of our existing model. That
would allow devs that prefer SVN to mostly continue working as before, and give the devs
who want to use git in a more traditional way the ability to branch off and work in a git
style manner, then sync their changes back into 'trunk'.


-----Original Message-----
From: Ros-dev [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Colin Finck
Sent: 15 February 2017 10:53
To: ros-dev(a)reactos.org
Subject: Re: [ros-dev] Microsoft switched to Git

Am 15.02.2017 um 11:35 schrieb David Quintana (gigaherz):
>   The number doesn't matter. The ReactOS project
> can't afford to lost 
>  any long-time members. Git would be a benefit for all of us, but it 
>  has to be a benefit for ALL of us. 
Let's not forget:

- Part of the reasons developers had against Git may have been resolved by now.
- Part of the problem may be that "Git is so different" to some devs, but I
think this can be resolved by a detailed Wiki article showing how to do the same thing in
SVN and Git. We already wrote such articles for TortoiseSVN after all!
- And finally, we first need a plan for a Git move that doesn't suck. We tried SubGit
and it failed for us. Then there is the "Merge workflow", which is supported
very well by all tools, but creates a lot of parallel history. The "Rebase
workflow" is more like what SVN does (keeping a linear history), but no idea how to
enforce that with TortoiseGit.

I think if a team could look after these things and help moving each and every developer
towards Git, it may even be doable for us.

Cheers,

Colin

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