Svn vs bzr vs git, looking for a quick summary.

[CJNyfalt]

So, I noticed that Vanilla has changed repository system several times.
As I understand it, we went from svn to bzr to git, right?

Could someone make a quick summary of the reasons behind the moves and what was gained from doing so?

[d_m]

Originally Posted by CJNyfalt

So, I noticed that Vanilla has changed repository system several times.
As I understand it, we went from svn to bzr to git, right?

Could someone make a quick summary of the reasons behind the moves and what was gained from doing so?

I don't know if bzr was used in the distant past. AFAIK it went from SVN -> Git.

The short answer is that a distributed version control system (like Git) enables tightly coupled collaboration with independent developers who don't need commit rights to the central repository, and is perfect for distributed, open source projects like Angband.

[CJNyfalt]

I did some research, and this video sold me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8
even if I am only halfway through it. Git for every variant!

[Nick]

FA used (and still kind of uses) bzr, but I've basically moved everything to git.

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by CJNyfalt

I did some research, and this video sold me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XpnKHJAok8
even if I am only halfway through it. Git for every variant!

Oooh, my employer blocks YouTube - interesting.

Glad you have seen the light. Welcome to git.

[KarlM]

Just out of interest, did you have any particular reason for choosing git over mercurial or bzr?

[Magnate]

Originally Posted by KarlM

Just out of interest, did you have any particular reason for choosing git over mercurial or bzr?

My recollection is that the choice was between hg (which d_m used and was familiar with) and git (which I used and was familiar with). Takkaria had not used either, took a look at both and chose git. I recall that the big attraction of hg was its sensible commit numbering (compared with git's meaningless hashes), but there were obviously other features of git which won out. Perhaps github itself was one of them.

I think takkaria had used bzr before, and it wasn't really in the running. I've never used it so I couldn't say why not.

[takkaria]

Originally Posted by Magnate

My recollection is that the choice was between hg (which d_m used and was familiar with) and git (which I used and was familiar with). Takkaria had not used either, took a look at both and chose git. I recall that the big attraction of hg was its sensible commit numbering (compared with git's meaningless hashes), but there were obviously other features of git which won out. Perhaps github itself was one of them.

I think takkaria had used bzr before, and it wasn't really in the running. I've never used it so I couldn't say why not.

I think the reason I went for git is because I watched a video on git which explained how it worked internally for about 20 minutes and it just made sense to me.