From: David Michael Barr Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:39:07 GMT Subject: Re: [linux.conf.au] VCS Interoperability Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Hi all, >> 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