Comments on: New Git package for OS X http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/ In Which We Worry and Complain Out Loud in Our Outside Voice Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:30:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: liujie http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-68329 liujie Tue, 06 May 2008 05:02:13 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-68329 It's work. Thanks very much! It’s work. Thanks very much!

]]> By: csm http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62637 csm Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:04:37 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62637 Is that a joke? Is that a joke?

]]> By: masudul.haque http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62616 masudul.haque Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:24:57 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62616 Is it working for Linux? Is it working for Linux?

]]> By: csm http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62406 csm Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:32:19 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62406 @anthony webb: way ahead of you, there. I made a new package with the then-latest release of git a few weeks ago: http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2008/03/08/git-package-1543-for-os-x/ @anthony webb: way ahead of you, there. I made a new package with the then-latest release of git a few weeks ago: http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2008/03/08/git-package-1543-for-os-x/

]]> By: anthony webb http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62404 anthony webb Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:00:19 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-62404 How about an updated package? Thanks for your work, installing from source sucks. How about an updated package? Thanks for your work, installing from source sucks.

]]> By: Justin http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-61649 Justin Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:48:05 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-61649 "Works flawlessly in Leopard. Didn’t even have to set any environment variables… it just works." Ditto. Thanks very much! (Installing from source wasn't working for me.) “Works flawlessly in Leopard. Didn’t even have to set any environment variables… it just works.”

Ditto. Thanks very much! (Installing from source wasn’t working for me.)

]]> By: Marnen Laibow-Koser http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-59270 Marnen Laibow-Koser Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:51:29 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-59270 Greg wrote: > Any why-the-heck the people at LINA want to use git when cvs is already out there and fairly free, is beyond me. Well, let's see... (1) CVS was groundbreaking in its time, but sucks in comparison to more recent tools. If you want to be doing centralized version control, you should probably be using Subversion rather than CVS. (2) CVS and Subversion only support the centralized model. Git also supports a distributed model, which may be better for certain projects. Greg wrote:
> Any why-the-heck the people at LINA want to use git when cvs is already out there and fairly free, is beyond me.

Well, let’s see…
(1) CVS was groundbreaking in its time, but sucks in comparison to more recent tools. If you want to be doing centralized version control, you should probably be using Subversion rather than CVS.
(2) CVS and Subversion only support the centralized model. Git also supports a distributed model, which may be better for certain projects.

]]> By: Tonio Loewald http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-58250 Tonio Loewald Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:43:29 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-58250 Works flawlessly in Leopard. Didn't even have to set any environment variables... it just works. Works flawlessly in Leopard. Didn’t even have to set any environment variables… it just works.

]]> By: Tonio http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-58176 Tonio Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:25:32 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-58176 They probably want to use git because either (a) it's new and cool, or (b) because they hate cvs (I know I do). They probably want to use git because either (a) it’s new and cool, or (b) because they hate cvs (I know I do).

]]> By: Niket http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-46193 Niket Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:08:09 +0000 http://metastatic.org/text/Concern/2007/09/15/new-git-package-for-os-x/#comment-46193 Thanks a Lot. I didn't wanted to use macports or Fink. Thanks a Lot. I didn’t wanted to use macports or Fink.

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