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It might be a better idea for Github to allow projects to be archived.
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Technically, yes.. waving your command line wand IS a solution. But also, technically, there isn't any reason why you shouldn't be able to keep 100+ small remote git repositories active for less than $100/month. Also, Github doesn't require you to know how to use tar, S3, or have any other Linux experience. So why should this particular use case? Why wouldn't a business be able to cater to that market? This is a busi…
> Github doesn't require you to know how to use tar ... or have any other Linux experience You don't need tar to package a git versioned project. All you need is some kind of zip program, and every major OS has one built in. The difference knowledge it requires to just zip up a directory and send it in an email, versus running a github connection is so minimal its laughable that anyone suggests that you need some kin…
There is a big difference.
http://www.gitorious.org/
You can set something like this up on any VPS with gitolite ( https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite ) pretty easily. gitolite lets you set up very fine-grained per-user/repo/branch permissions, manage your users' SSH keys, and gives you nice clean git@git.you.com:repo-name access to your remotes. I've done this for myself with a $48/year VPS from prgmr.com specifically because I needed more private repos than Github c…
Would there be a market for gitolite/gitosis hosting? Say, $1/mo for up to 1G of space, backed up, unlimited private/public repos, cli only, rudimentary web viewer for public repos via gitweb. It's rather easy to set it up (as the comments here suggest), but seems like a lot of folks wouldn't want to go into trouble of learning about it and/or setting it all up properly, or don't have a server to put it on.
This is also a good opportunity to practice startup launching. Identify your target clients, where they are, what they are looking for, etc. Create a landing page with MVP offer description and subscription for availability notification. Check patio11's advices on optimizing the landing page. Then spread the word. The subscription feedback should give you a traction feedback. This should be enough to deduce the fee to reach break even as you launch. Assume only a percentage of subscribers will make the jump. If you can break even with only 10% subscribers adopting it, then things are sound.
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> Github doesn't require you to know how to use tar ... or have any other Linux experience You don't need tar to package a git versioned project. All you need is some kind of zip program, and every major OS has one built in. The difference knowledge it requires to just zip up a directory and send it in an email, versus running a github connection is so minimal its laughable that anyone suggests that you need some kin…
Write down the steps required to merge changes from 5 different people using your method. Now what are the steps using something like github without the web interface? There is a big difference.
This thread (and hence the comment) was about archiving a repository, not about merging it.
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Write down the steps required to merge changes from 5 different people using your method. Now what are the steps using something like github without the web interface? There is a big difference.
> Write down the steps required to merge changes from 5 different people This thread (and hence the comment) was about archiving a repository, not about merging it.