Re: [Boost-users] What's happened to Ryppl?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] What's happened to Ryppl?
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-28 04:24:11

On 28/01/11 07:58, Robert Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]
> <mailto:bdawes_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
>
>
>     Independent of modularization, ryppl, or anything else, is it time to
>     start a discussion on the main list about moving to Git?
>
>
> I'm already a convert to DVCS's, so in principle migration to Git seems like
> a good thing to me, but on a practical level I find I can't run through
> the Ryppl
> 'Getting Started' guide because our corporate internet gateways block or
> restrict the git protocol. Dropping back to http only works for the first
> step, presumably because the submodule download reverts to the git
> protocol.
>
> I recognise of course that this is local issue for me, but I imagine I
> will not be alone.

You are not alone Robert.
I think HTTPS *and* at least read-only access through HTTP is a must.

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