From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: dhruva Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Emacs Bazaar repository Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:30:48 +0530 Message-ID: References: <87skyvse7k.fsf@xmission.com> <86ejae96t4.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <47DA3601.3040507@arbash-meinel.com> <87r6ecsww7.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <200803180148.m2I1m0dB003724@sallyv1.ics.uci.edu> <87fxuoznk2.fsf@red-bean.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1205816575 5193 80.91.229.12 (18 Mar 2008 05:02:55 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:02:55 +0000 (UTC) To: "Karl Fogel" , "Emacs Devel" , "Stefan Monnier" , "Chong Yidong" , esr@thyrsus.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Mar 18 06:03:24 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1JbTyq-0007O6-6I for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:03:20 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JbTyG-00049J-G4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:02:44 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JbTwT-0003qJ-ST for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:00:54 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JbTwR-0003pZ-PK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:00:53 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JbTwR-0003pU-H5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:00:51 -0400 Original-Received: from ti-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.142.189]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JbTwQ-0008B6-Ty for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:00:51 -0400 Original-Received: by ti-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id a20so1895543tia.10 for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:00:48 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=YmxqrSFelsoUij13UB2WzIY1fqubYt2DBerw71MuwYQ=; b=ho4NQXcq+dIo4jmmqsxX81laRo5aO1UTvRN2T1PNwuUlc885xnknM4wBbopRf8+bC1j9wpHKvaIPD24Z/8mnfdTDtBnQjW7QaAOwoGbgJmwQoZl9Qo4VDY9hZHSvfUUaykD2HAV4ZLMTrl5ZPcOu5HXUybXqXNhep2a4lmq5nxk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=owuaDw4dFgOiT6FEVYUxArf9Z0KWZ2KdQt22SyZxA/6PKQSQRoP8m0HY96oFTVaI8EvmwsV5WB4kKP0bN7C+Wl7mir5RhtplabdWX3r23EqLJ4EBvCVX7Ef8IINhKgE4+ZpK0n/5SIYYxcanqLsDRzwpUEigIG0HI5IjqepGTKk= Original-Received: by 10.110.20.17 with SMTP id 17mr66351tit.45.1205816448815; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:00:48 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.110.3.13 with HTTP; Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:00:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87fxuoznk2.fsf@red-bean.com> Content-Disposition: inline X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:92868 Archived-At: Good that the decision has been made. Since it is bzr, the earlier we have an official bzr emacs repo the better it is. I can focus my efforts on testing bzr and hope to see its performance improved. Like the git repo on savannah, we need a bzr repo to play with real fast. -dhruva On 3/18/08, Karl Fogel wrote: > dhruva writes: > > With lengthy discussions having taken place on this SCM issue, what > > are we waiting for? Are there really any concrete plans to move to a > > dSCM or are we just wasting talking about features and shortcomings of > > each tool. Any outcome of ESR study? > > I think you may have missed the news :-). > > We decided on bzr, which in practice seems to mean "some people are > seriously testing bzr, and once we have a good conversion and are > satisfied we can get work done, someone will install it on savannah and > that repository will be the new master". > > All of the DVCSs seem good. No one marshalled any compelling arguments > in favor of one versus the other on technical grounds, and all other > things being equal, RMS (and maybe some others, perhaps including Yidong > and Stefan?) preferred bzr because it is a GNU project. > > The above is a summary of what I take to be the current state of things. > My personal opinions: I'm also happy with bzr, and would be equally > happy with any of the usual suspects among free software DVCS. I just > hope we can switch the master soon. > > -Karl > -- Sent from Gmail for mobile | mobile.google.com Contents reflect my personal views only!