Re: [Scst-devel] Fwd: Re: linuxcon 2010...

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Sun, Sep 05, 2010 at 04:59:54PM -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-09-05 at 16:41 -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> > On Sun, Sep 05, 2010 at 02:50:47PM -0700, Nicholas A. Bellinger wrote:
> > > Anyways, if we are going to compare SCM distributed vs. centralized
> > > workflow in terms of kernel projects, lets please at least compare
> > > apples to apples here.
> > > 
> > 
> > No, we should not be comparing SCMs at all here but rather 2 competing
> > implementations based on quality of the code. You tried to bring SMC
> > angle in and I am saying that it is BS.
> > 
> 
> Again, without getting into another pointless flamewar,  I think the
> main point here is that a open source project using a distributed
> workflow (like git) has major advantages when it comes to working with a
> larger group of developers than a centralized model (like SVN) does.
> 
> Because being a subsystem maintainer typically involves this type of
> complex workflow involving lots of different parties, git is a tool that
> was created (originally) expressely for a kernel workflow, and for those
> types of people it works really, really well.
> 

You may be surprised but I am aware of subsystem maintainer workflow. I
also am aware that there is not a single workflow and that it varies by
maintainer. For some git is indeed the best tool but others (and I
named a few) might prefer something different.

Once again: should we declare all subsystems that do not use git as
primary SCM be inferior and drop them from the kernel?

> So, please understand that code and project workflow is only one of the
> reasons why TCM/LIO v4 was selected over SCST.   I invite you to take a
> closer look at the RFC Code that has been posted last week if you want
> to get into the nitty-gritty techinical details, which this thread has
> thus far been avoiding.

Yes, I agree that it would be much more productive if you concentrated
on technical details when answering Vlad's questions rather than
branching into immaterial argument over SCM choice.

-- 
Dmitry
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