FreeBSD needs Git to ensure repo integrity [was: 2012 incident]

[Andriy Gapon]

on 19/11/2012 15:08 Chris Rees said the following:
> 
> On 19 Nov 2012 13:05, "Andriy Gapon" <avg at freebsd.org <mailto:avg at freebsd.org>>
> wrote:
>>
>> on 18/11/2012 16:17 Chris Rees said the following:
>> > On 18 November 2012 14:04, Adrian Chadd <adrian at freebsd.org
> <mailto:adrian at freebsd.org>> wrote:
>> >> On 18 November 2012 02:48, Andriy Gapon <avg at freebsd.org
> <mailto:avg at freebsd.org>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> What you describe is not a workflow issue, but a local development
>> >>> environment(s) setup issue.
>> >>
>> >> Which is a workflow issue.
>> >>
>> >> I mean, we could bang heads on semantics for hours on end, or we can
>> >> realise that git isn't a magic bullet for FreeBSD development.
>> >
>> > Also... did I mention git is GPL?
>>
>> Yes, you did, twice now.
>> I do not see any relevance of Git license to FreeBSD's choice of SCM solution.
>> But, of course, I am not:
>> a) a zealot
>> b) proposing Git (or Subversion, or Mercurial) to be bundled with a base system
> 
> I'm disappointed that you choose to call me a zealot- this is a valid concern,
> especially since we're trying to move away from GPL stuff.  Whether it's in base
> or not, you'd still be forcing me to install it for development.  Why are people
> so dismissive of this point?

a. I haven't called you a zealot
b. You now _sound_ like a zealot if even just installing GPL-licensed software
on your local/private machine sounds like a problem to you

-- 
Andriy Gapon