Re: [boost] [gsoc] Getting started with a repository (Was: Re: Live read-only GIT mirrors of Boost trunk SVN)

Subject: Re: [boost] [gsoc] Getting started with a repository (Was: Re: Live read-only GIT mirrors of Boost trunk SVN)
From: Daniel Pfeifer (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-05-29 16:28:28

2013/5/29 Niall Douglas <ndouglas_at_[hidden]>

> > > I think the GIT team should make a decision NOW about whether GSOC
> > > students should use GIT or not.
> >
> > > I think I'm against this, on the grounds that there is a lot to go
> > > wrong, and much critical students Google-time, especially with those
> > > who may be even ranker amateurs than me ;-)
> >
> > +1
> >
> > > Unless there is a firm commitment from the GIT team to support
> > > students using GIT, then I think they should stick to boost-sandbox
> > > and do things "the old way".
> >
> > > Views from the GIT team?
> > > Paul
> >
> > ...Or their mentors!
> >
> > I'm mentoring a project and I'm a total, absolute git-beginner (used it,
> like, only
> > sporadically for one small repo).
> >
> > Is there any way to send git newbies like me and my student to the
> sandbox, at
> > least one more year?
>
> GSoC Boost.AFIO lives at https://github.com/ned14/boost.afio but will auto
> mirror itself into Boost Sandbox once Paul registers for Boost SVN commit
> privs.
>
> If there's interest on how I configured this, do let me know.
>

That sounds interesting.
I made you, Christopher, and Darren owners of the BoostGSoC organization on
GitHub.