[Info-vax] Where to locate software

[Paul Sture]

On 2016-06-16, John E. Malmberg <wb8tyw at qsl.net_work> 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.

Thanks for the correction.

> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4658451/can-a-local-git-clone-be-considered-a-complete-backup-of-the-repo-it-was-cloned

The relevant bit of that for "What happens if the main server becomes
toast?":

"The difference with the --mirror switch is that without it, the clone
won't include things like remotes that have been created on the server.
These are not important in a "I hope I haven't lost any source!" kind of
way, but they may be for getting your server back up and running like it
was."


> One of the advantages for open source of a DVCS is that if you have an 
> issue with the repository that is considered the master copy, you can 
> easily declare another hosted instance to be a master copy.
>
> Now sites that want to have more structured control for git use gerrit.
>
> Gerrit can be set to enforce rules on patches being submitted.
>

This one?

<https://www.gerritcodereview.com/>

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