Re: [linux.conf.au] VCS Interoperability
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David Michael Barr <davidbarr@google.com>
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- Jan 22, 2012, 03:39 UTC
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Hi all,
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>> Next week, I'll be presenting a summary of the past 2 years work >> on improving svn interoperability for git. >> I'm requesting feedback from anyone who cares with regard to >> what they'd like to hear about. > > Nice. As a lay person attending the conference, here are a few things > I think I'd like to hear: > - Why this project is so challenging compared to say, a git-hg bridge > or a git-darcs bridge. What makes Subversion especially hard to deal > with? > - What is the biggest motivation for developing the svnrdump/ svnrload > combination? Are there any other usecases for the tools? > - How has this project contributed to the development of the > fast-import infrastructure? Can these changes be used to improve > other/ future remote helpers? > - You've spoken about exporting Subversion history to Git so far, but > what about the reverse? Which parts of the picture are still missing?
Thank you for the feedback, it helped a lot with picking a trajectory.
Video is now available: http://youtu.be/0hVuv-wv4Dw Slides: http://barrbrain.github.com/vcs-interoperability.html
It was my first conference presentation so the usual caveats apply. I was fortunate to have a small but interested audience.
I look forward to constructive criticism so that I can better represent our community to the folk Down Under.
-- David Barr