Re: Switch Repository to Git

* Edgar Friendly <[email protected]> [2008-07-02 19:46:34]:

> Florent Daignière wrote:
> > I have no problem with you (or anybody else) using the tools they want.
> > I just don't want brazillion of incompatible/forked clients to spawn up
> > in the wild and to connect to the main network.
> 
> Reflecting on this idea, I think it'd be good (in the long run) if this
> did happen.  Of course the network would get disrupted, but I thought
> that the idea of Freenet was to have a disruption-resistant network.
> And a brazillion forks means many new developers trying changes.  If the
> project doesn't reject their changes, they would become a great force
> for building a better Fred.
> 
> OTOH, without DSCM, forked clients will still exist, it'll just be
> tougher to keep them up to date and to merge any improvements back to
> the official client.
> 
> $0.02 from an oldie,
> 
> E.

Heh, I'm not against the idea here; I'm just being pragmatic: we don't
have the resources to deal with forked clients.

NextGen$

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