From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org>
Received: from mp2.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:403:58f0::])
	(using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits))
	by ms8.migadu.com with LMTPS
	id mA4ZBLIcvWXMtgAAe85BDQ:P1
	(envelope-from <guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org>)
	for <larch@yhetil.org>; Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:47:46 +0100
Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:403:58f0::])
	(using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits))
	by mp2.migadu.com with LMTPS
	id mA4ZBLIcvWXMtgAAe85BDQ
	(envelope-from <guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org>)
	for <larch@yhetil.org>; Fri, 02 Feb 2024 17:47:46 +0100
X-Envelope-To: larch@yhetil.org
Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com;
	dkim=pass header.d=dustycloud.org header.s=fm3 header.b=wbm08xsN;
	dkim=pass header.d=messagingengine.com header.s=fm3 header.b="K ttZtH9";
	spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org";
	dmarc=none
ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org;
	s=key1; t=1706892465;
	h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:
	 message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:
	 content-type:content-type:
	 content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding:
	 in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help:
	 list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature;
	bh=WcDjiMPFMUHGHKY0tJc8VZzXGN/zWlDYB9dmF3bpn5s=;
	b=mo3rd2PobP1tbh6YXYYlJb0YqmjrTXrbxyYSHzOAzGT+goNlAlVcG8t6wS5o9r4lWwmdrX
	KogCfmorfnDpStaM5APjfHjP3R8fKVkcXIT9FeR9jkNILcSjdaBqskxx/jsMgENOU/eElu
	K6toBjdR2manOJrnqqj9KIJxkZPqIU8JS1MPdhNL+uBeUKcXrgzrscv/odVRK7Z7LP/neU
	Yi650yYf5mQm8VrxR7lfvXnyPwGXDoJPp8p9KuFUoIPJU5IhWwv59ecWvwNAx5pwj5kXs4
	R5/Q+JP8/pewAXXHu7lp40m14X0l6d6gTzQAisH5sQT11SxhHM5oNkREZUpiMA==
ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1;
	aspmx1.migadu.com;
	dkim=pass header.d=dustycloud.org header.s=fm3 header.b=wbm08xsN;
	dkim=pass header.d=messagingengine.com header.s=fm3 header.b="K ttZtH9";
	spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org";
	dmarc=none
ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1706892465; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none;
	b=UefNlRGFFwgLtuAAj5QfM6ZJzbrsYGEmodMc16Vor7NpMlN3uf3SH7xiMYhJR0Dktgz3M3
	/Pe9G1oPrPiMhZ8xO1rfIR+3Q+fMB3nBlu6TbDFJwePBmVuzrOSOE2ZfsUr4L229OQDgGf
	am31GkJWYMi1hiBxc3L0807rgwdx51+hopYWD83krC7x87qGsZ5RQCV+Lzj/TRX3293JdK
	G5PtpgyfSqqWSakzriA5ptsy/kdJ3DVBAfGfMruURCEyilx6IDbKmzdJxDSJ7PnJZ4D4tn
	EeeNUdvAuO8GPKZftlDlCnaZ47oluLsqLlnzp6IjpW7v1Ypn8RrEkkXOPkUxHA==
Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17])
	(using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits))
	(No client certificate requested)
	by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2A2F46A99A
	for <larch@yhetil.org>; Fri,  2 Feb 2024 17:47:45 +0100 (CET)
Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1)
	(envelope-from <guix-devel-bounces@gnu.org>)
	id 1rVwh8-0006PL-PL; Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:47:14 -0500
Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10])
 by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)
 (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from <cwebber@dustycloud.org>)
 id 1rVwgz-0006Ni-Qf; Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:47:05 -0500
Received: from wout5-smtp.messagingengine.com ([64.147.123.21])
 by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256)
 (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from <cwebber@dustycloud.org>)
 id 1rVwgx-00005F-Ni; Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:47:05 -0500
Received: from compute7.internal (compute7.nyi.internal [10.202.2.48])
 by mailout.west.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 743143200A51;
 Fri,  2 Feb 2024 11:46:57 -0500 (EST)
Received: from mailfrontend1 ([10.202.2.162])
 by compute7.internal (MEProxy); Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:46:57 -0500
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=dustycloud.org;
 h=cc:cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type:content-type
 :date:date:from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to:message-id
 :mime-version:references:reply-to:subject:subject:to:to; s=fm3;
 t=1706892416; x=1706978816; bh=WcDjiMPFMUHGHKY0tJc8VZzXGN/zWlDY
 B9dmF3bpn5s=; b=wbm08xsNyeLnZDkfF2L5Rbr0HIUSiCqnqdXTWLUGd7TY82yh
 913OP0qG2+kFN0Lmt+2snNaM1DzQKJ0KOttfPH63zAMSQNIaFbNae3R7zVOSHoVv
 NXFfHywPAurqM/ez4cdp5M+Djp8qxgzRB7xkhHLQ9hPgfAjeaL0QaHUV5QH4x6UW
 Mq6KH016cu0m80OnrLe9N1i0IZPbu+Fwy/ggEbleMjHL3x2IKrrOG3XozN6wKuKy
 z4tmSJk/9LiM6+WRXuDqfjiX83kf9dzU3Hg8ApKi8aJNNy5LyHDSkJ/TdDIyB6jM
 tp5K9u3xA6HRWK0bq1E9WYVo/QdSwgY7QRZggg==
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=
 messagingengine.com; h=cc:cc:content-transfer-encoding
 :content-type:content-type:date:date:feedback-id:feedback-id
 :from:from:in-reply-to:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version
 :references:reply-to:subject:subject:to:to:x-me-proxy:x-me-proxy
 :x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm3; t=1706892416; x=
 1706978816; bh=WcDjiMPFMUHGHKY0tJc8VZzXGN/zWlDYB9dmF3bpn5s=; b=K
 ttZtH9ZEvnXVohM+lQPIGt7Wb7oPuAj7wZyd2clFrrspsl7YRJ4P+nGg62rrGzFR
 Lz+Com12HtmcManyAWRTnyQOvMSMwHMIqguh876hHqf899ywDTJC6h5eFR8Sf3vU
 5nCIrTFzH2+VamwH9POCqxAXUEvyHZ5UNs25wb8UaghCv+VOqkHZ2ZVEtWUUqWMe
 KquFzjrLUx/l9POQAcgr7sHnhw024SbFZCcmK6zpJMdF/mhkScGDSgnqPCODhhLC
 GlLue4AzvEQ8rM498UWoimBEieweLDs3APw7QWT42G+cRxKT7YkYQ2zpiRlhhi6C
 vOCIWa91BPfsK1uasekUw==
X-ME-Sender: <xms:gBy9ZccxQk-85wdhWv3uGB6QxCiVX1vtIAd05WzsErFdGWp3A513SQ>
 <xme:gBy9ZeMXUvV-BVmeWmEzCIfeH8DNaE0XAeN8-_B_njgfO3x02JcyUDFH67ybuHtbT
 -mdteqdh9fvyVGwvjY>
X-ME-Received: <xmr:gBy9Zdh1Dgw_4KdYjaNTzWeccGsQn9kLsKPvy-u-O1P9geOg5B8j1Q>
X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedvkedrfedugedgledtucetufdoteggodetrfdotf
 fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen
 uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmne
 cujfgurhepfhgfhffvvefuffgjkfggtgfgsehtqhertddtreejnecuhfhrohhmpeevhhhr
 ihhsthhinhgvucfnvghmmhgvrhdqhggvsggsvghruceotgifvggssggvrhesughushhthi
 gtlhhouhgurdhorhhgqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeduteegueekgfekgedtjeekvdeu
 veetffduhffgleegleeiueekteduhfeikeevjeenucffohhmrghinhepghhnuhdrohhrgh
 dpghhuihigrdhinhhfohdpghhithhhuhgsrdgtohhmpdgsrhgrnhgthhgrsghlvgdrtgho
 mhenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhepmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpegtfi
 gvsggsvghrseguuhhsthihtghlohhuugdrohhrgh
X-ME-Proxy: <xmx:gBy9ZR-pC1jRanzmtwXXwF7KVBnhWa5fnZe0bzDyeoJoYxqbXwP6bw>
 <xmx:gBy9ZYugwP1oPAnzoZBpHIFpQ72AHQb4OEFCJOd3r_LupwWX4ekgEQ>
 <xmx:gBy9ZYHZSybF47gI5PoX-3EzbBtKliuZvQlReuivUWWL-XCinF2CPg>
 <xmx:gBy9ZVUZXWU7nlWaHveN7WYN6b1a9vpeMl5NBjFK-UuxauLMcE_y_g>
Feedback-ID: i006446df:Fastmail
Received: by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA; Fri,
 2 Feb 2024 11:46:55 -0500 (EST)
References: <87mssuu57m.fsf@inria.fr>
User-agent: mu4e 1.10.7; emacs 29.1
From: Christine Lemmer-Webber <cwebber@dustycloud.org>
To: Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?= <ludo@gnu.org>
Cc: guix-sysadmin <guix-sysadmin@gnu.org>, guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Git-LFS or Git Annex?
Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2024 11:46:31 -0500
In-reply-to: <87mssuu57m.fsf@inria.fr>
Message-ID: <87r0hu4xvm.fsf@dustycloud.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Received-SPF: pass client-ip=64.147.123.21;
 envelope-from=cwebber@dustycloud.org; helo=wout5-smtp.messagingengine.com
X-Spam_score_int: -27
X-Spam_score: -2.8
X-Spam_bar: --
X-Spam_report: (-2.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1,
 DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1,
 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001,
 T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no
X-Spam_action: no action
X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29
Precedence: list
List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution."
 <guix-devel.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/options/guix-devel>,
 <mailto:guix-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel>
List-Post: <mailto:guix-devel@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:guix-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/guix-devel>,
 <mailto:guix-devel-request@gnu.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org
Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org
X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN
X-Migadu-Country: US
X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -8.76
X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 2A2F46A99A
X-Spam-Score: -8.76
X-Migadu-Scanner: mx11.migadu.com
X-TUID: UrWvxrEz9OTe

git-annex, 10000% :)

It's not as popular, but it's much more powerful, and is some of my
favorite software!

Ludovic Court=C3=A8s <ludo@gnu.org> writes:

> Hello!
>
> I=E2=80=99m looking for ways to incorporate videos into the repositories =
of our
> web sites so they=E2=80=99re content-addressed and properly tracked, and =
to make
> it easier to create backups (right now those videos are stored on our
> two main servers and rsynced between them=E2=81=B0; I=E2=80=99m talking a=
bout the videos
> at guix.gnu.org, 10years.guix.gnu.org, and hpc.guix.info).
>
> The question boils down to: Git-LFS or Git Annex?
>
> From a quick look (I haven=E2=80=99t used them), Git-LFS seems to assume a
> rather centralized model where there=E2=80=99s an LFS server sitting next=
 to the
> Git server=C2=B9.  Git Annex looks more decentralized, allowing you to ha=
ve
> several =E2=80=9Cremotes=E2=80=9D, to check the status of each one, to sy=
nc them, etc.=C2=B2
> Because of this, Git Annex seems to be a better fit.
>
> Data point: guix.gnu.org source is hosted on Savannah, which doesn=E2=80=
=99t
> support Git-LFS; the two other web sites above are hosted on GitLab
> instances, which I think do support Git-LFS.
>
> What=E2=80=99s your experience?  What would you suggest?
>
> Thanks,
> Ludo=E2=80=99.
>
> =E2=81=B0 https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix/maintenance.git/tree/hyd=
ra/berlin.scm#n193
> =C2=B9 https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/Tutorial
> =C2=B2 https://git-annex.branchable.com/walkthrough/