[Info-vax] Where to locate software

[Kerry Main]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> Stephen Hoffman via Info-vax
> Sent: 12-Jun-16 12:54 PM
> To: info-vax at info-vax.com
> Cc: Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid>
> Subject: Re: [New Info-vax] Where to locate software
> 
> On 2016-06-12 14:09:08 +0000, Kerry Main said:
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> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >>
> >> From: Info-vax [mailto:info-vax-bounces at info-vax.com] On Behalf Of
> >> lawrencedo99--- via Info-vax
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Certainly, centralized VCSes are seen as obsolete these days.
> >>
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> >
> > "Certainly"???
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> >
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> > While this statement may bring the politicaly correct hype generators
> > of  the very distributed open source world down on me, this last
> > statement  is a pile of crap.
> 
> Have you used a DVCS, Kerry?
> 

No.

I do not pretend to be a developer, but I do know best practices and what 
makes sense from a big IT picture perspective.

In parallel with this, I rely on the experience of others (like links I posted) 
to further shape my opinions.

As outlined in the last link I posted:
http://www.ikriv.com/blog/?p=1905

Mentally substitute "centralized VCS" for SVN in the following:

"Git buys you flexibility and performance for the price of greatly increased 
complexity of workflow.

SVN will work for you better if

- All your developers work under single management, AND
- All developers can get relatively fast access to a central server.

Conversely, you should prefer Git if

- There are multiple independent groups of developers that can contribute 
to the project, AND/OR
- It is difficult to provide all developers with fast access to a central server"


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com