Pascal Jäger <Pascal.jaeger@leimstift.de> writes:

> Maybe I’m getting this wrong, but didn’t  we switch to shallow
> checkouts for the systems repository? I remember it was a major
> outcry on the mailing list. So at least for end users git keeps no
> history and our repository history should not impact clone size of a
> shallow copy, should it? 
>

(Try to avoid top-posting if you can, reply after the message you're
replying to.)

rsync copies of the tree aren't affected by this, nor are full
git clones for development.

>
>
>     On Donnerstag, Apr. 27, 2023 at 14:54, Michał Górny <
>     mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
>     On Thu, 2023-04-27 at 09:58 +0200, Florian Schmaus wrote:
>    
>         Disk space is cheap.
>    
>    
>     No, it's not. Gentoo supports more hardware than your average PC
>     with
>     beefy hard drive and/or possibility of installing one. Let's not
>     forget
>     that you need a ::gentoo checkout even on a system running purely
>     on binary packages.
>    
>     Let's not forget that git keeps all history, so every bump of a
>     Go
>     package with large Manifest has a permanent negative impact on
>     clone
>     size. A few version bumps of Go packages can easily outweigh
>     complete
>     history of hundreds of other packages. 
>    
>    
>         Network traffic, while also being cheap, may be more of an
>         issue.
>    
>    
>     Again, you're making assumption based on living in a
>     well-developed area
>     and discriminating against users who have shoddy Internet
>     connectivity.
>    
>     That said, this all was discussed in the past. I really wish you
>     would
>     humble down and try to find a solution that would work for
>     everyone
>     instead of showing arrogance and lack of concern for users
>     outside your
>     "majority" view of Gentoo.
>    
>     --
>     Best regards,
>     Michał Górny
>    
>