Re: git pack/unpack over bittorrent - works!
On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 11:41 PM, Ted Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> wrote:
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> On Sat, Sep 04, 2010 at 09:00:56PM +0100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>> > Which brings me back to my original question --- what problem exactly
>> > are you trying to solve? What's the scenario?
>>
>> i described those in prior messages. to summarise: they're basically
>> reduction of dependence on centralised infrastructure, and to allow
>> developers to carry on doing code-sprints using bugtrackers, wikis and
>> anything else that can be "git-able" as its back-end, _even_ in the
>> cases where there is little or absolutely no bandwidth... and _still_
>> sync up globally once any one of the developers gets back online.
>
> So at all of the code sprints I've been at, the developers all have
> locally very good bandwidth between each other. And if they don't
ted - with respect, much as i'd like to debate the merits or
otherwise of the purpose of this work, i'd far rather actually focus
on actually doing it. can i leave it to you and the other people here
on the list to debate both sides - actually three sides because there
is a case for helping casey to get "git hive" going, as well?
i look forward to seeing lots more ideas and use-cases beyond those
which i can envisage, and am grateful to the people who have been
privately contacting me to express gratitude at potentially having
something which makes software development and free software
involvement easier, in circumstance such as difficult or expensive
internet connectivity.
l.