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List:       git
Subject:    Re: Centralized git
From:       Vipul Amler <vipulnsward () gmail ! com>
Date:       2012-07-31 15:59:37
Message-ID: CAKo1VjpiPEbPhHnbStduYefq1-ssJw3oPJv=bc9WxWTz0cC5Qw () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 8:22 PM, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
<avarab@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Network, in this case is cheaper. The thing is that If I commit
>> frecuently, will have plenty of GBs of history, that nearly for sure I
>> won't use. I just need to have other people's work to merge. But I
>> want to think in Git style, I am pretty accustomed to that way of
>> doing things. That is why I sent this mail here.
>>
>> The idea is that if I modify 700MBs of video, with 20 commits I would
>> get in 21GB. And making a pull would be... just even more horrible
>> than anything. That is why I need to have also last checkouts filter.
>> Just download branch's HEADs.
>
> You're obviously aware of git-annex, is there any reason you can't
> just use that?
>
> That would give you what you want, you'd have a moving window of
> current files, and then you'd delete old files as they become
> un-needed.

If there is a lot of static content, you should try git-media[1]. Its
specifically aimed at what you are trying to achieve.

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[1] https://github.com/schacon/git-media/
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