Version Control System Change

Currently SourceForge is used for: bug reports, feature requests, and source control. There is a git mirror of Geany's source control at git.geany.org.

There are many possible alternatives for both version control and project hosting for version controlled software. This section discusses some of the more popular alternatives and provides links for reference.

See wikipedia's comparison of version control systems for more information.

• git
  • pros:
    • distributed
    • cross platform
    • widely used within the GNOME community (migrated from subversion)
    • many tools
    • plenty of documentation (on git's site, on kernel.org, git reference, gitready.com)
    • free 'progit' book (download here in .mobi/.epub/.pdf)
    • other reasons
  • cons
    • cons here

• Mercurial (more info here)
  • pros:
    • distributed
    • documentation available
    • free book: Mercurial: The Definitive Guide
    • tutorial available
    • other reasons
  • cons
    • cons here

• Bazaar (more info on wikipedia)
  • pros:
    • distributed
    • documentation available
    • other reasons
  • cons
    • cons here

See the wikipedia's list of project hosting sites and the wikipedia features list for some more information.

• github.com (features list)
  • pros
    • free for open source software
    • messaging
    • code snippets
    • extensive help
    • integrated wikis
    • API available
    • issue tracking
    • in-site code review
    • orginization management support
    • security setup info available
    • has been extended by users
    • (most important) status page
  • cons
    • cons here

• bitbucket (features list)
  • pros
    • free for open source software
    • integrated wikis
    • extensive documentation
  • cons
    • cons here

• Gitorious (features list)
  • pros
    • free for open source software
    • Gitorious is open source
    • integrated wikis
    • API available
  • cons
    • cons here

• Google Code (features list)
  • pros
    • extensive documentation available
    • free for open source software
    • issue tracking
    • integrated wikis
  • cons
    • cons here

• Launchpad (features list and tour)
  • pros
    • code review
    • free for open source software
    • bug tracking
    • feature tracking
    • Launchpad is open source
  • cons
    • cons here

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_revision_control_software
• https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/GitSvnComparsion
• http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/
• http://groups.drupal.org/node/48818