| fanfan | When should I use BitKeeper (peer-to-peer) and when should I use GitHub (client-server) for my software project? |
| yawkat | fanfan: git is distributed |
| rindolf | fanfan: why do you want to use BitKeeper? |
| rindolf | fanfan: and git is distributed too. |
| fanfan | rindolf, I didn't understand. |
| rindolf | fanfan: git is peer-to-peer - just like BitKeeper. |
| fanfan | rindolf, so when should I use Git and when should I use GitHub? |
| rindolf | fanfan: there are other git services aside from GitHub and you can set up one of your own. |
| rindolf | fanfan: you normally use git to interact with GitHub. |
| fanfan | rindolf, I don't really know what should I do, can please guide me. |
| rindolf | fanfan: use GitHub if you like it - if not - use a different git service provider. |
| fanfan | rindolf, well I choose GitHub because there are already millions of people using it, so it seems trustworthy. |
| baum | fanfan: same for bitbucket and others |
| fanfan | baum, I will just use GitHub before I get crazy in all these options. |
| baum | fanfan: you could also just use git |
| rindolf | fanfan: it seems like a good choice at the moment. |
| rindolf | baum: we told him that. |
| fanfan | baum, So Git is better than BitKeeper? |
| catbadger | git is better than everything |
| rindolf | baum: this seems like one of those 'Should I use jQuery or JavaScript?' questions. |
| baum | rindolf: oh i see, didn't read up. and yes it does |
| fanfan | rindolf, I get it now, I people use GitHub because they don't have a server or online-storage, and they don't want to. But I have a server so I can just use BitKeeper. |
| rindolf | fanfan: well, BitKeeper was made open source only relatively recently, which caused git (and previously other FOSS VCSes) to become popular instead. |
| rindolf | fanfan: why do you want to use bitkeeper? |
| fanfan | rindolf, because 15 years of development |
| rindolf | fanfan: you can set up a git service on your server as well. |
| fanfan | rindolf, and is supported by a big company |
| rindolf | fanfan: well, git probably had more contributors. |
| rindolf | fanfan: which big company supports BK? |
| fanfan | rindolf, just please tell me, for god's sake, should I use GitHub or Git? |
| baum | fanfan: if you are judging a source control solution by its company and years of existence maybe check out Visual SourceSafe :) |
| rindolf | fanfan: I suggest you use git and you can opt to use GitHub as well. |
| rindolf | baum: heh, I laughed-out-loud from that comment. |
| rindolf | baum: can I tweet it? |
| fanfan | rindolf, is GitHub best of its kind? |
| baum | rindolf: go for it :) |
| mpetch | used PVCS in an enterprise environment for many years with Nortel/BNR |
| rindolf | baum: thanks! |
| fanfan | okay guys, I will just use GitHub, before I get crAZY, now everyone shut up. |
| rindolf | fanfan: great. |
| mpetch | you sure you want to use github? |
| rindolf | mpetch: be careful or you'll make him be like the child monster who wants to be "there" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m-kbBamg_U |
| mpetch | haha |
| rindolf | mpetch: :-) |