Re: [linux.conf.au] VCS Interoperability

From: Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 10, 2012, 08:48 UTC
Message-ID: <CALkWK0kMmDMZ4wiMSmOfwBLzd+xBEA+WKsviu9FVcvj9eZEahg@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi David,

David Michael Barr wrote:

> 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?

Thanks.

-- Ram