Re: pkg-java team, subversion, git (was: Bug#540756: solr-common: please move packaging to GIT)

[Vincent Fourmond <fourmond@debian.org>]

  Hello,

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Jan-Pascal van
Best<janpascal@vanbest.org> wrote:
> I've received a request (see below) to move the packaging of solr to a
> git repository. Solr is currently maintained in the pkg-java subversion
> repository. In my opinion, this is as is should be: pkg-java is a team
> effort, and the results of that effort are maintained in the pkg-java
> svn. On the other hand, I don't care much about tools, and if it is
> significantly easier for others to contribute to the solr packaging if
> it's in git (why not bzr, or hg, or <insert hip tool of the week>,
> btw?), I might consider moving to a _pkg-java_ git.
>
> Any thoughts from the team?

  I don't object to switching this or that package to git, when the
needs arise, and when the actual maintainers feel more comfortable
with it. Please go ahead, if it helps bringing in fresh blood !

  I object to switching globally to using git. That would simply be a
waste of time and energy.[1]

  Cheers,

      Vincent

[1]: don't misunderstand me. I use git, and I enjoy it. But there's no
need changing things that work. Just change the ones that actually
need changing for a better workflow.