[Oberon] all in one git tree

[D EMARD]

Yes, just a click to "fork" and anyone will get his own
independent copy of the repository, so it will never
be lost and it's always possible to go back in time
before some unwanted change.

I was thinking, collect the oldest source you know still exists,
and start git with this, giving it some approximate date when you
think/remember source was done, add next to oldest versions.

At some time oberon will split in 2 directions, (in git terminology branch)
So make the branch by giving it a name (oberon 2, active oberon etc.)
and collect everything you have from ftp's zip's etc to a git tree until present
day.

If something big is forgotten, git can be rebased back to the past and fixed.
If something small, just add it later and note you have forgotten to add before.


On 12/25/20, Arnim Littek <arnim at actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
> git is designed for ease of replication, as a fundamental requirement.  Much
> easier to do so than a bunch of scattered, uncoordinated single repositories
> based on less capable version control tools.  It behooves you to understand
> that which you criticise.  Know thy enemy.
>
> On Thu, 24 Dec 2020 21:47:29 +0000
> eas lab <lab.eas at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Redundancy adds reliability.
>> Single-source is open to monopolistic abuse - like M$pook.
>> == CRG.
>>
>>
>> On 12/22/20, D EMARD <vordah at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > HI
>> >
>> > As a hobby-time curiosity user of oberon I know
>> > that there are a lot of separated codes, similar but
>> > slightly incompatible.
>> >
>> > Did someone try to construct a historic git branching tree
>> > starting of some earlier source and importing newer as its
>> > branches. Not neccessary that everything is in exact date
>> > when it happened, but just to have all in one place and
>> > easier to borrow some code from other branch when needed
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