Ubuntu Server Guide - VCS docs

Paride Legovini paride.legovini at canonical.com
Fri Sep 13 09:19:59 UTC 2019


Bryce Harrington wrote on 12/09/2019:
> In the server guide, there are pages for git, bzr, and subversion.  All
> three explain basic usage of the client tool; the git page includes
> directions for installing the gitolite server.
> 
> Given the prevalence of git these days, I don't think the server docs
> need to maintain the bzr and subversion client directions, and I think
> it is safe to assume most readers will know at least the minimal amount
> of git documented here.  So I would like to propose we drop all the VCS
> client usage content.

I'm +1 for dropping the non-git VCS, but should we decide to keep Bazaar
we should update the guide and switch from bzr to brz, which is a
drop-in replacement for bzr written in Python3.

> The gitolite service docs, I would like to move to their own page, named
> "Version Control - Gitolite" or similar (suggestions?)

This would fit well under "Services", even if the section is getting a
bit overcrowded.

Paride



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