[Bioperl-l] Possible migration to git/github

[Mark A. Jensen]

Still, there are links for those unfamiliar with git, and a model of development 
that might be worth talking about. MAJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Fields" <cjfields1 at gmail.com>
To: "Mark A. Jensen" <maj at fortinbras.us>
Cc: "BioPerl List" <bioperl-l at lists.open-bio.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Bioperl-l] Possible migration to git/github


Basically it's a done deal.  Working on some logistical bits that Jonathan Leto 
linked to recently (been busy here, so a bit behind on that).

chris

On Apr 24, 2010, at 4:52 PM, Mark A. Jensen wrote:

> There's a wiki page for discussing this topic now at 
> http://www.bioperl.org/wiki/From_SVN_to_Git; I put a couple of interesting 
> tutorial links etc up there. Please add stuff.
> MAJ
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Fields" <cjfields1 at gmail.com>
> To: "BioPerl List" <bioperl-l at lists.open-bio.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2010 12:18 PM
> Subject: [Bioperl-l] Possible migration to git/github
>
>
>> All,
>>
>> I wanted to get the BioPerl community's general input on a possible 
>> Subversion to git/github migration for the BioPerl repository.  The plans 
>> haven't been finalized in any way.  We haven't decided, for instance, on 
>> whether to make github the main site, a read-only mirror, or a downstream 
>> mirror for forking/pulling code from the community (with a central upstream 
>> dev repo for releases).  As a preliminary run I will be pushing a test run to 
>> github of bioperl-live (all tags/branches) this weekend.
>>
>> Thoughts have been circulating among the core developers for some time about 
>> a migration at some point, however recent problems with anon access to code 
>> has made this a more pressing issue.  The overall impression I am getting 
>> from the community at large is a move would be a positive thing and would 
>> swing the doors wide open for users to contribute much more easily (via 
>> forking).
>>
>> Therefore, I would like to outline the positive/negative aspects of a move to 
>> git/github, and a proposed path to migration if one should occur.  Remember, 
>> this is a project with 15+ years of code that has already undergone a recent 
>> migration from CVS->SVN.  Retaining history and branches/tags for all bioperl 
>> projects is key.  We also need to think logistically about other issues 
>> particularly with github (number of collaborators allowed per account, 
>> mapping authors, etc etc).
>>
>> Personally, I think we should be moving forward with this as soon as 
>> possible, but I personally like git/github so I'm a bit biased.  The 
>> recently-added support for in-line code review comments and SVN support has 
>> particularly swayed me:
>>
>> http://github.com/blog/626-announcing-svn-support
>> http://github.com/blog/622-inline-commit-notes
>>
>> Thoughts?  Comments?  Flames?  Suggestions?
>>
>> chris
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