New package: cogito
Josh Boyer
jwboyer at jdub.homelinux.org
Wed May 4 01:28:15 UTC 2005
On Tue, 2005-05-03 at 19:35 -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
> On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 04:29:39PM -0700, Chris Wright wrote:
> > Here's a proposal to add the cogito package. Cogito is both the lowlevel
> > backend storage provided by Git, as well as the frontend usable as an SCM.
> > I don't know of any issues with the package. I don't have Fedora Extras
> > CVS access, so need a sponsor for that.
> >
> > Description (from spec file):
> >
> > GIT comes in two layers. The bottom layer is merely an extremely fast
> > and flexible filesystem-based database designed to store directory trees
> > with regard to their history. The top layer is a SCM-like tool which
> > enables human beings to work with the database in a manner to a degree
> > similar to other SCM tools (like CVS, BitKeeper or Monotone).
>
> Hey Chris,
> I was pondering packaging up git myself too, but held off for one reason.
> Right now, Linus has the perogative to say "oh shit, this is wrong"
> and redesign the meta-data to work around whatever comes up, and
> the only projects really affected are his own (and subsequent clones).
>
> If we package up git now, and people started using it to host their
> own projects, what happens when the next release of git won't read
> their old repositories ?
>
> I'd be tempted to sit things out a bit longer before its added,
> even to extras, until its got a few more battle-scars.
Yep, I agree. I have also been playing around with packaging cogito,
but I've held off trying to submit anything until it stabilizes a bit.
josh
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