Re: Cloning from kernel.org, then switching to another repo

From: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
Date: Nov 13, 2007, 04:33 UTC
Message-ID: <9e4733910711122033t36d6ede7ucc86053f0e17605b@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20071113042342.GC9745@sigill.intra.peff.net>

On 11/12/07, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:

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> On Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 03:54:59PM -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
>
> > It is eaiser to put
> >   git config remote.origin.url
> > http://git.digispeaker.com/projects/digispeaker-kernel.git
> > in a cookbook web page sequence than say edit the config file by hand.
>
> I think that falls under "scripting" (it's just that your interpreter is
> a human).
>
> > I added the cookbook sequence to my git project page.
> > http://git.digispeaker.com/
> > Without cloning from kernel.org first it takes an hour to clone from
> > dreamhost, but what do you want for $5/mth. I'll more to a better host
> > when traffic picks up.
>
> It sounds like you are posting commits on top of Linus' kernel tree. Why
> not use repo.or.cz's hosting? It's free, and it _already_ has the
> linus-2.6 tree, so you can start a 'fork' and not even waste any space.

It's the kernel for a larger embedded project. After I get the kernel going I will add the user space environment at the same web site.

The project is described at www.digispeaker.com. It is an open source multi-room audio system. Wifi based to allow easy installation. Uses the MPC5200B PowerPC chip.

-- 
Jon Smirl
jonsmirl@gmail.com