Re: [gentoo-scm] Re: Welcome to Gentoo-SCM discussion, for figuring out Gentoo beyond CVS

["Alec Warner" <antarus@gentoo.org>]

On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 2:50 AM, Thilo Bangert <bangert@gentoo.org> wrote:
> "Alec Warner" <antarus@gentoo.org> said:
>> Except some VCS are more usable with different repo layouts; how do
>> you intend to reconcile these differences?
>
> we dont. having a decent VCS now is infinitly more valuable than spending
> 2 years discussing the perfect repo layout. also, switching to a
> decentralised VCS may/will spawn modes of operation that we dont even
> know about yet, possibly making the so thoughtful established repo layout
> changes obsolete faster than the time it took to come up with them.
>
> i am not opposed to the idea of layout changes; its just not my personal
> itch (right now). and quite frankly - i dont see anybody else here, whose
> itch it is...

It is mine ;)

>
> our current VCS is inhibiting development and innovation. our repo layout
> is not!

I would say it is (exherbo is a half-decent example of something I
think is better).

>
> absolute worst case is, that we switch again. though that is a risk we
> still encounter if we do repo layout changes now.

True.

>
> best regards
> Thilo
>