[Info-vax] Where to locate software

[Richard Levitte]

Den fredag 17 juni 2016 kl. 05:25:54 UTC+2 skrev lawren... at gmail.com:
> On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 8:16:37 AM UTC+12, John E. Malmberg wrote:
> >
> > On 6/13/2016 9:20 AM, Paul Sture wrote:
> >>
> >> When you do a 'git clone' you get a local copy of the full source tree,
> >> including history; if your main server gets wiped out the full source
> >> tree is available on x clients.
> > 
> > The full source tree, but not the meta data.
> > 
> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4658451/can-a-local-git-clone-be-considered-a-complete-backup-of-the-repo-it-was-cloned
> 
> The only “meta data” I can see mentioned there is the remotes. While Git allows many kinds of workflows, I find it hard to imagine one where remotes on the  central server might be important. Remotes are something you set up in your personal copy of the repo, representing your own personal collaboration network for that project.

There is more "meta data" not mentioned in that article.  My personal pet peeve when it comes to thinking of clones as "backups" is server-side hooks.  They don't get transferred in any way or form.  Of course, ymmv, one might not view them as terribly important.

Cheers,
Richard