[SciPy-dev] The future of SciPy and its development infrastructure

Robert Cimrman cimrman3 at ntc.zcu.cz
Mon Feb 23 11:17:38 EST 2009


Hi Stéfan,

Stéfan van der Walt wrote:
> Implementation:
> 
> Enthought generously hosts SciPy, and I hope they will continue doing so.
> New software will need to be installed on the server, but we have many hands
> willing to tackle that task: David Cournapeau and myself included.  Before
> deploying to scipy.org, *we will configure a *different* server as a proof
> of concept.*
> 
> 1) *Distributed revision control system: David Cournapeau and myself have
> been test driving Git [1] on SciPy and NumPy for a while.  It is fast, well
> supported, has great branch support, and is simple to use for the average
> contributor, while allowing powerful patch-carving for the more adventurous.
> *

Going git would make my life as an occasional numpy/scipy contributor 
really a lot easier, so big +1!

cheers,
r.



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