Michael, On our Windows machines, we've had success with Msysgit: http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/ It's light weight and easy to install and use. For those that prefer not to use the command line, all standard Git installs include git-gui, but it's certainly not pretty. If you use a Mac, there are some great free graphical Git interfaces like Gitx: http://gitx.frim.nl/ There does appear to be a TortoiseGit project out there too, but I've never tried it: http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/ Chris On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Michael Berkowski <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Maybe this has changed in the last 9mo or so, but when last I checked it > was somewhat difficult to get Windows to speak git, with dependencies on > Cygwin. That's a large hurdle for console-averse users when you can get > full GUI Subversion integration with TortoiseSVN. > > +++++++++++++++++ > Michael Berkowski > Minitex / MnLINK Linux Systems Administrator and Programmer > University of Minnesota > 612.625.8736 > [log in to unmask] > PGP Public key: > http://www.tc.umn.edu/~berk0081/pgp/pubkey.asc<http://www.tc.umn.edu/%7Eberk0081/pgp/pubkey.asc> > +++++++++++++++++ > > On 5/3/2010 3:26 PM, Aaron J. Zirbes wrote: > > Christian, > > > > I was unaware that Git spoke SVN, but that being the case I can get > > behind Git as well. I just mentioned SVN due to DreamWeaver having > > built-in support and I know many web developers use it, myself excluded. > > I'd rather have a server that speaks Git and SVN as well as it is much > > more open. > > > > Does anyone know who is responsible for deciding what services OIT > > provides? Who would we talk to? Should we send a request to our > > Schools IT Director? > > > > -- > > Aaron > > > > Christian Dinger wrote: > >> Hi Aaron, > >> > >> I couldn't agree more. The ASR web team uses Git (we moved from > >> Subversion a few years ago), but we'd love to see a centralized source > >> code hosting service from OIT. Not only does it make good security > >> sense, but I think it'd also provide a mechanism for > >> inter-departmental collaboration. Just think of things like CAH > >> authentication code and how hard it is sometimes to track down source > >> code and authors to contribute changes/patches. > >> > >> I've mentioned this idea a while ago to Patton Fast, who runs the OIA > >> server team at OIT and he seemed into it. I think we just have to > >> speak up and demonstrate that there is a demand for a service like this. > >> > >> I also absolutely agree with Garrett about Git. In a collaborative > >> environment, it's superior. Git also has web more capable front-ends > >> like GitHub and Gitorious that handle collaboration very elegantly. > >> > >> In fact, Gitorious is open-source and free. I think it would be such > >> an quick and easy win for OIT to set up an instance of Gitorious. Then > >> the we the developers could manage our own repositories and access; it > >> would be minimal work for OIT. > >> > >> Would you all be into something like this? Patton, are you on this list? > >> > >> Chris > >> > >> PS - Git also 'talks Subversion' and moving between the two is > >> ridiculously simple. > >> > >> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Aaron J. Zirbes <[log in to unmask] > >> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > >> > >> U of MN Developers, > >> > >> Is there anyone (besides me) out there on the list that feels that a > >> common-good SVN service would be a good idea? Bad idea? Not sure? > >> > >> As a web, application and systems developer I feel that I couldn't > >> do my > >> job with out a proper revision control system (RCS). It gives me a > >> giant UNDO button for all of my projects to any commit point in > time. > >> It forces me to comment all my changes. It gives me the confidence > I > >> need to make sweeping changes to a system without the worry of > >> "how do I > >> undo this?" > >> > >> Using SVN has become almost trivial as most development platforms > >> (Adobe > >> Dreamweaver included) support SVN out of the box. > >> > >> We run our own subversion (SVN) server at EnHS for our department's > >> needs, but I'd be willing to guess that most departments do not. > >> > >> I know not all departments are large enough to support their own SVN > >> server, but I feel that any one who isn't using some sort of RCS in > >> their web development is suffering because of it. It is putting > >> developers and their work at too much risk. I think that all > >> developers > >> at the U should have access to SVN, but for that to happen, U of MN > >> central would have to set it up as a common-good service. > >> > >> -- > >> Aaron > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Christian Dinger > >> Academic Support Resources > >> University of Minnesota > >> 612-625-6031 > > -- Christian Dinger Academic Support Resources University of Minnesota 612-625-6031