[xquery-talk] [xml-dev] OT: Suggestion for new OSS SCC site / tool for xmlsh ? SourceForge has gone to the dark side.

[James Fuller]

I like github, but its git (or generically distributed source control) that
I like

articles like this

http://thehackernews.com/2013/11/github-accounts-compromised-in-massive.html

have me researching the path Eric van der
Vlist<http://eric.van-der-vlist.com/blog/> has
charted

http://eric.van-der-vlist.com/blog/2013/11/06/from-trac-to-gitlab/

with gitlab ... so far my experience mirrors his and I can setup the
security as well (or bad) as I like.

Jim Fuller


On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Adam Retter <adam.retter at googlemail.com>wrote:

> Actually I like that GitHub just expects 'tags' and 'milestones'
> because this is all that you need to integrate with your release
> management tools. I think here the 'less if more' approach is
> brilliant. We use several systems together for our release management
> but ultimately its all Maven at the root.
>
> On 25 November 2013 14:53, John Snelson <john.snelson at marklogic.com>
> wrote:
> > Github's pretty good - I used this to become familiar with Git (your life
> > will get better ;-)):
> >
> > http://ftp.newartisans.com/pub/git.from.bottom.up.pdf
> >
> > The main issue I have is it's lack of release management support. And
> yes,
> > unlike HTML 5 I do believe having release checkpoints benefits users. :-)
> >
> > With a dig at HTML 5, I think this thread is now back on topic, right?
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> > On 25/11/2013 14:42, Michael Sokolov wrote:
> >>
> >> On 11/25/2013 09:23 AM, David Lee wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I am so annoyed by this thread and the associated links which seem to
> >>> clear the FUD
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.gluster.org/2013/08/how-far-the-once-mighty-sourceforge-has-fallen/
> >>>
> >> ...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Do I need (want to?) learn "git" ? and move to github ?  My "Git"
> >>> experience so far has been disappointing (I cant figure it out !  The
> >>> model makes  no sense and I never know if stuff is checked in or not)
> >>> I have some projects on google code which has been sufficient and
> >>> trustworthy as sites go ... but it has that "google owns you"
> >>> creepiness factor.
> >>>
> >> David, I researched these options a year or so ago and concluded it was
> >> time to learn git/github; however lack of good support for hosting large
> >> binaries kind of forces you to host those elsewhere. Google code seems
> >> like the other main option.  I wonder if there isn't a possibility SF
> >> will right the ship, though?
> >>
> >> About git: you can use git more-or-less like svn, although there are
> >> definitely extra steps.  One thing I have come to really like about it
> >> is the ability to commit changes without immediately sharing them with
> >> the world (you commit, and then push, as two steps). You could do this
> >> with svn branches, kind of, but they seem so heavyweight and I never
> >> really use them as much as perhaps I should. I do find myself searching
> >> stackoverflow every so often when I get into weird git situations.
> >>
> >> -Mike
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