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Re: Google Summer of Code 2007

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APAndy Parkins <andyparkins@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 28, 2007, 08:42 UTC
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On Sunday 2007 February 25 07:59, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:
> Thoughts?

What about the oft-asked for windows port? From what I've seen, none of the Unix types have any incentive to do this, so a financial incentive might be just the thing.

Perhaps the windows port is already far enough along that this wouldn't be a big job. In which case the project could be windows shell integration (or whatever other candy-based device a windows user would need to easily use git).

Project title: "Make it so that one .exe click-and-install would make the full power of git available in an idiot^H^H^H^H^H typical-GUI-using-developer friendly form"

Given that the best thing for git in the long term is more users, and that no windows support is the commonly given reason why other SCMs are chosen instead, this would be a good use of the resources.

I'm off to shower, I feel dirty even talking about Windows :-)
Andy
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  1. Shawn O. PearceFeb 25, 2007
  2. Johannes SchindelinFeb 27, 2007
  3. Andy ParkinsFeb 28, 2007
  4. Matthieu MoyFeb 28, 2007
  5. Johannes SchindelinMar 2, 2007
  6. Raimund BauerFeb 28, 2007
  7. Brian GernhardtFeb 28, 2007
  8. Shawn O. PearceFeb 28, 2007
  9. Brian GernhardtFeb 28, 2007
  10. Jakub NarebskiMar 1, 2007
  11. Matthieu MoyMar 1, 2007
  12. Shawn O. PearceMar 1, 2007
  13. Martin LanghoffMar 4, 2007

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