From kde-core-devel  Thu Jul 12 14:04:23 2007
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 14:04:23 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: KDE development with git
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On Thursday 12 July 2007, Benjamin Meyer wrote:
> So if we have separate svn depots rather then one massive one we are
> suddenly breaking up the community?=20

i don't think most people to "svn co svn://svn.kde.org/trunk/" right now=20
anyways, so .. .no. as long as the url scheme remains sensible it should be=
=20
fine.

> Having one massive depot doesn't make a community.=20

i didn't say it did. but having more technology to learn to get involved=20
degrades the community.=20

(btw, you've set up a straw man with your email here ;)

> And what about all the third party apps?  Are they=20
> not part of the community because they are not in our one depot?

the bald fact of the matter is that those apps do get less attention, do ge=
t=20
less testing, do get less help with code and do get fewer translations, etc=
=2E=20
so ... yes. they are benefiting less from the community that exists.=20

it's sort of like a city with outlaying towns. there are benefits to living=
 in=20
the countryside and many choose to do exactly that; but more and more peopl=
e=20
choose to live in cities for the benefits that come with increased populati=
on=20
density.

but here's another thing to consider: if kfooapp is in its own repo, but it=
 is=20
using tools you are already familiar with are you more apt to grab it's=20
source and hack on that bug you noticed? what if kfooapp is using a vcs you=
=20
have no clue about... are you then more or less apt to check out its leadin=
g=20
edge development, contribute patches, etc? and that's the issue...

it's even an issue for those of us involved, imagine those that aren't yet=
=20
involved who now feel the need to get involved and would then need to learn=
=20
not only svn or git, but both to truly be involved ...

we'd also need to invest more time and effort into the tutorials on=20
techbase ... etc.. it has a lot of costs associated.

vcs, bug trackers, etc are part of the language of the community. the more=
=20
unified they are, the greater the flow of effort across the community can b=
e.

=2D-=20
Aaron J. Seigo
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