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GitTorrent: collaborative git repository distribution across the Internet (advogato.org)
30 points by mqt on Dec 4, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments



This is technically interesting, but I like the friction (small as it is) of forcing a software project to maintain a Web site. It may encourage people to think before forking, and a well-maintained Web site shows that someone somewhere is at least minimally committed to the project.


I think making forking cheap and easy is a good idea. Sure, bad forks will be made but, Git would make it easy to merge the fork's changes into a trusted stream.


IMO a trusted stream should have more than PGP signatures behind it; it should have some commitment. It seems like GitTorrent is trying to eliminate that part.


Yes, the more forks the merrier. Just make sure the good ones filter to the top somehow.


I was wondering when this would happen. Hopefully it will work ;)

Hopefully this could be used to make an alternate, resource-less, internet. If the gpg signing can ensure enough security, web developers won't need host servers (to an extent) any more. Certainly not if they are just serving static pages.




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