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david@lang.hm· Dec 4, 2008, 21:15 UTC · lore

lots of misinformation in here (including the implication that gittorrent is ready, or nearly ready to use).

David Lang
http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/12/04/1625226.shtml

Political and Technical Implications of GitTorrent Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 04, @01:03PM from the distribute-this-sucka dept. Programming Media lkcl writes "The GitTorrent Protocol (GTP) is a protocol for collaborative git repository distribution across the Internet. Git promises to be a distributed software management tool, where a repository can be distributed. Yet, the mechanisms used to date to actually 'distribute,' such as ssh, are very much still centralized. GitTorrent makes Git truly distributed. The initial plans are for reducing mirror loading, however the full plans include totally distributed development: no central mirrors whatsoever. PGP signing (an existing feature of git) and other web-of-trust-based mechanisms will take over from protocols on ports (e.g. ssh) as the access control 'clearing house.' The implications of a truly distributed revision control system are truly staggering: unrestricted software freedom. The playing field is leveled in so many ways, as 'The Web Site' no longer becomes the central choke-point of control. Coming just in time for that all-encompassing Free Software revolution hinted at by The Rebellion Against Vista, this article will explain more fully some of the implications that make this quiet and technically brilliant project, GitTorrent, so important to Software Freedom, from both technical and political perspectives."

J.H.· Dec 4, 2008, 21:19 UTC · re: david@lang.hm · lore

Re: gittorrent on /.

*sighs* the slashdot commentators make me sad! Bonus points to whoever got the comments up about "MirrorSync" up on the GitTorrent page.

- John 'Warthog9' Hawley
On Thu, 2008-12-04 at 13:15 -0800, david@lang.hm wrote:
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> lots of misinformation in here (including the implication that gittorrent 
> is ready, or nearly ready to use).
> 
> David Lang
> 
> http://tech.slashdot.org/tech/08/12/04/1625226.shtml
> 
> Political and Technical Implications of GitTorrent
> Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday December 04, @01:03PM
> from the distribute-this-sucka dept.
> Programming Media
> lkcl writes "The GitTorrent Protocol (GTP) is a protocol for collaborative 
> git repository distribution across the Internet. Git promises to be a 
> distributed software management tool, where a repository can be 
> distributed. Yet, the mechanisms used to date to actually 'distribute,' 
> such as ssh, are very much still centralized. GitTorrent makes Git truly 
> distributed. The initial plans are for reducing mirror loading, however 
> the full plans include totally distributed development: no central mirrors 
> whatsoever. PGP signing (an existing feature of git) and other 
> web-of-trust-based mechanisms will take over from protocols on ports (e.g. 
> ssh) as the access control 'clearing house.' The implications of a truly 
> distributed revision control system are truly staggering: unrestricted 
> software freedom. The playing field is leveled in so many ways, as 'The 
> Web Site' no longer becomes the central choke-point of control. Coming 
> just in time for that all-encompassing Free Software revolution hinted at 
> by The Rebellion Against Vista, this article will explain more fully some 
> of the implications that make this quiet and technically brilliant 
> project, GitTorrent, so important to Software Freedom, from both technical 
> and political perspectives."
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