Meetings:2007-08
From GTALUG
Date
Tuesday August 14, 2007
Time
7:30 pm
Topic
Speaker
Pavel Zaitsev
Description
Git is a distributed revision control / software configuration management project created by Linus Torvalds.
Git's design was inspired by BitKeeper (an SCM created specifically to help manage development on Linux) and Monotone.[2][3] Git was originally designed only as a low-level engine that others could use to write front ends such as Cogito or StGIT.[4] However, the core Git project has since become a complete revision control system that is usable directly.[5] Several high-profile software projects now use Git for revision control, most notably the Linux Kernel.[6]
Git's current software maintenance is overseen by Junio Hamano. Released under the GNU General Public License, version 2, Git is free software.
Location
Room GB244, Galbraith Building, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8 University of Toronto
Map
http://oracle.osm.utoronto.ca/map/
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=35+St+George+St,+Toronto,+ON&hl=en
Speaker Requirements
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See Also
This page contains information drawn from Wikipedia.
Links relevant to the meeting:
Git benchmarks on space storage and speed vs mercurial and tar-balls for each version.
Why Git is better in Essence of SCM - storage design
Linus Torvalds on git (YouTube Video)
