[Scummvm-devel] Switching ScummVM repository to Git

[Max Horn]

Am 16.06.2010 um 08:48 schrieb yotam barnoy:

> I have a simple request. When we switch to git, can we make sure that
> it still works with https rather than (or in addition to) ssh or
> anything else?
> That's pretty critical for me firewall-wise.

SF.net does not allow that.

On github.com there are some hints on how to deal with firewalls and git, maybe they also apply for other hosting, haven't read them yet.


But maybe we should also think about whether we really want to host the official repository on SF.net? Maybe we should look for alternate hosting for our code, possibly with extra bonus features? Such as https access, and more?  There is a long list on <https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitHosting>. I esp. like the idea of having a code review tool, and maybe a bug tracker that integrates with the VCS. 

So, if we were to consider alternative code hosting options, here are some thoughts:

* we could run our own server, but I don't think it's a good idea. We'd need a server, we need reliable and available maintainers, we need to take care of backups ourselves, security fixes etc. etc.

* http://github.com/ is a classic, they. Some form of code review is possible:
 <http://github.com/blog/270-the-fork-queue>
 <http://github.com/blog/612-introducing-github-compare-view>
 
* http://gitorious.org also looks nice. They also offer code review tools.

* others... ?

Bye,
Max