+1 Git
Just as a note - Jersey's current code base is already on GitHub so
switching to Git would be easier and less time consuming IMHO.
Regards,
Imran
On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Leonardo <sombriks_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> git, if my vote count, ;)
>
> 2011/4/11 Clint Combs <clint_at_ccombs.net>:
>> I'd prefer Git.
>> -Clint
>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Marek Potociar <marek.potociar_at_oracle.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Folks,
>>>
>>> For Jersey 2.x we are considering to switch our VCS from SVN into Git or
>>> Mercurial. Sticking to SVN is still an option
>>> too. FWIW, here's my take on the topic:
>>>
>>> - Functionality:
>>>
>>> SVN meets most of our existing needs today, I do miss the agile nature of
>>> DVCS though and ability to fix a recent commit.
>>>
>>> I don't have a clear DVCS winner. Mercurial is compact and easier to
>>> learn, esp. if one comes from the SVN background.
>>> It has superior branching and merging support compared to SVN. It's
>>> branching concept however seems to be seriously
>>> flawed as it is virtually impossible to delete named branches. Also, it is
>>> not as flexible as Git and configuring it's
>>> extensions can be painful.
>>>
>>> Git is faster than Mercurial, super flexible, and "unix-like" set of
>>> coherent tools sharing a common platform rather
>>> being one compact piece of software. It is thus bendable to most esoteric
>>> work flows. Also it's merging algorithm is
>>> ...wait for it... LEGENDARY! :) Learning to get full use of Git however
>>> requires time (and practice).
>>>
>>> - Documentation:
>>>
>>> SVN and Mercurial both seem to provide superior documentation compared to
>>> Git.
>>>
>>> - Tooling:
>>>
>>> SVN has a great tooling support and so does Git. I don't have a
>>> significant experience with Mercurial, but I suppose it
>>> will be on par with Git and SVN.
>>>
>>> - Adoption:
>>>
>>> SVN is very popular. Also Git appears to gain larger portion of mind share
>>> every day. Git community is very active and
>>> visible, e.g. github.org is especially vibrant. It has almost 10x larger
>>> community than bitbucket.org for Mercurial.
>>> Mercurial community seems to be both smaller and "quieter".
>>>
>>> So, what would you, members of the community, prefer to use going forward?
>>>
>>> [ ] SVN
>>> [ ] Git
>>> [ ] Mercurial
>>>
>>> Please cast your votes!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Marek
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