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GSOC + git

November 18th, 2007 by Hen

Another small tidbit. We (ASF, and other open source projects too), should use git or equivalent distributed repository type for GSOC students. That way we can both give them a good one to one conversation with their mentors, and get them using a source code repository.

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One Response to “GSOC + git”

  1. Brian Egge Says:
    November 20th, 2007 at 4:39 am

    I have read guides on how to use git in conjunction with cvs/svn. You can create an offline git repository, and then generate the patch files for cvs/svn. However, it does not look like something easy to do, even for someone experienced with various version control tools. Of the various distributed version control systems, git seems to be the most popular at the moment.

    Are GSOC students working disconnected? It would seem easier for them to learn to use TortoiseSVN and create patch files for their mentors. Maybe Atlassian could donate their Crucible software for GSOC projects. That way students could have threaded conversations with their mentors.