Political and Technical Implications of GitTorrent

lkcl writes "The GitTorrent Protocol (GTP) is a protocol for collaborative git repository distribution across the Internet. Git promises to be a distributed software management tool, where a repository can be distributed. Yet, the mechanisms used to date to actually 'distribute,' such as ssh, are very much still centralized. GitTorrent makes Git truly distributed. The initial plans are for reducing mirror loading, however the full plans include totally distributed development: no central mirrors whatsoever. PGP signing (an existing feature of git) and other web-of-trust-based mechanisms will take over from protocols on ports (e.g. ssh) as the access control 'clearing house.' The implications of a truly distributed revision control system are truly staggering: unrestricted software freedom. The playing field is leveled in so many ways, as 'The Web Site' no longer becomes the central choke-point of control. Coming just in time for that all-encompassing Free Software revolution hinted at by The Rebellion Against Vista, this article will explain more fully some of the implications that make this quiet and technically brilliant project, GitTorrent, so important to Software Freedom, from both technical and political perspectives."

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Davros, is that you?

[nategoose]

Reread the summary in Davros's voice, in creasing the volume and excitement as you get closer to the end. Come on -- it'll be fun.

Re:Davros, is that you?

[Tetsujin]

Reread the summary in Davros's voice, in creasing the volume and excitement as you get closer to the end. Come on -- it'll be fun.

What happens when you crease volume and excitement? Is it like one of those Mad fold-ins? Like it'll work out to be "volent" or "exume" or something?

If you ask me....

[Chris Mattern]

...there's too many gits on the internet *now*...

Re:Not going to change much

[GCsoftware]

This is a problem in search of a solution.

I believe you meant "solution in search of a problem."

What exactly have you been smoking?

[Anonymous Coward]

Coming just in time for that all-encompassing Free Software revolution hinted at by The Rebellion Against Vista

Can you also point me to where the rainbow-powered unicorn factories are? I imagine they probably exist in the world you seem to live in, you insufferable twit.

Re:Why?

[Anonymous Coward]

And so few people write code there, why even bother?

Re:Not going to change much

[TheRaven64]

If it involves Git and Bittorrent then I suspect it is actually "two problems in search of a problem".

Re:Serve Documentation from GitTorrent

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, thats why there are no comments in the linux kernel

<ducks>

Re: Good point...

[hotkey]

I could see this being used to distribute harmful source code

...for similar reasons, I suggest we make atoms illegal. It is a widely known fact that atoms can be used to make weapons and bombs. I don't understand why the government isn't doing anything about this. Also, I read somewhere that rapists and murderers are made of atoms.

Re:This is why people don't take you seriously.

[__aasqbs9791]

Well, I'm like an idiot-savant. Except for the savant part. So I guess the frothing part.

Re:Why?

[BlowChunx]

simple answer is to have debian update more often... ;-)

My solution is very different

[syousef]

I always check my GIT repository into SVN for safe keeping ;-)