[oe] Git Migration Status

[Cliff Brake]

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 1:16 PM, K. Richard Pixley <rich.pixley at palm.com> wrote:

> I'm sure.  I was hoping for a bullet point executive summary.
>
> I like mtn, but I'm not about to even attempt to reopen the issue.  I'm just
> curious about what the deciding factors were.  And I suspect that the
> question will recur for some time.

>From what I can gather from email threads, it comes down to:

- better support for branching and merging (this is where git shines)
- much faster
- much larger user base -- most people doing OE work are already using
git for kernel work (more people familiar)

I'm sure there are other reasons to switch and not to.  I'll add the
above list and links to maillist threads on:

http://wiki.openembedded.net/index.php/Git

Thanks,
Cliff

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