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Git Adoption Soaring; Are There Good Migration Strategies?
Got To Get Me A Git writes "Distributed version control systems (DVCS) seem to be the next big thing for open source software development. Many projects have already adopted a DVCS and many others are in the process of migrating. There are a lot of major advantages to using a DVCS, but the task of migrating from one system to another appears to be a formidable challenge. The Perl Foundation's recent switch to Git took over a year to execute. The GNOME project is planning its own migration strategy right now after discovering that a significant majority of the project's developers favor Git. Perhaps some of the projects that are working on transitions from other mainstream version control systems can pool their resources and collaborate to make some standardized tools and migration best practices documentation. Does such a thing already exist? Are any folks out there in the Slashsphere working on migrating their own project or company to a DVCS? I'd appreciate some feedback from other readers about what works and what doesn't."
Unlike, say, SVN, which really is for the i'm-too-dumb/lazy-to-use/learn-something-better crowd.
I'm part of the "SVN is working just fine" crowd. If you want people to switch, being a condescending asshole is generally a great way to prevent that and make them more entrenched.
Frankly, no one, including yourself, ever mentions a reason WHY I should switch. I think you should eat pickles for breakfast! Why? *silence* ... dumb ass.
Until this article, I didn't even know it was a distributed system. I'm still not sure why I should care. I haven't cared enough to look into git because I'm busy, my time is important, and SVN works flawlessly for me. As far as I know, you're just the type of person that needs a high performance sports car to drive back and forth to work.
So, the next time you're trying to convert people to your new religion by calling them imbeciles, you might want to consider throwing in at least ONE selling point before your vanishing attention span drags you off to a new shiny. K? Thx