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Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by nkohari »

quadrangle wrote: post #10

Git is a registered trademark, I don't see notice of permission… maybe they didn't ask and might not have it?

IANAL, but they almost certainly don't need permission. Typically you just need a message that says X is a registered trademark of Y. GitUp is unaffiliated with Y.

Also, it's entertaining to me that in one comment you say that closed-source proprietary software is bad, and in another comment you're concerned about whether they follow trademark law. I understand that it's not a direct comparison and open source software is still subject to IP law; it's just that the juxtaposition of your comments is a bit silly.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by jv22222 »

swisspol wrote: post #38
jv22222 wrote: post #35

The general verbiage, tone and saying things like "It will change your life as a developer" makes me not really want to look into it. Show, don't tell, that's my advice. Anyway, the main point is you are making an effort to build something that can solve problems and you are putting it out there, so well done on that front.

"Show, don't tell": that's what the short movie (which is only a screencap, not a marketing promo), and animated GIFs are for :)

Right. So... SHOW and don't tell ;) -- ie Axe/change the heckle raising verbiage.

Edit: If you make something great you don't need to brag, it's just great, and people will get that.

Edit 2: Think of it like this. You're creating a conversion funnel. People are landing on your page. If 50% of them instantly leave due to the bragging then the conversion funnel is not very optimized. You want as many people as possible to get into your funnel and few as possible to leave on any one step.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by the8472 »

dikaiosune wrote: post #36
the_ancient wrote: post #2

>>Requires Mac OS X 10.8 or later Apparently it is not the interface I have been missing... Having a Git tool not available for Linux is blasphemy

IntelliJ IDEA (after a while getting font rendering working properly) has an amazing set of VCS functionality and works quite nicely on Linux (have used on Gentoo and Arch). Of course it's ostensibly aimed at JVM languages, but has good support for PHP/JS/Python/Ruby/etc. There's also an upcoming C/C++ toolchain for it (the CLion experimental builds will eventually be a plugin for IDEA too). Most of the great VCS fea…

Similarly Eclipse's EGit is pretty nice too, although, being based on JGit and not the reference git implementations it has a few features here and there that aren't supported. But the on-disk format is compatible so you can always apply the commandline tools if needed.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by oldmanjay »

swisspol wrote: post #31
eric_h wrote: post #27

> IMPORTANT: During Pre-Release, signing-up for a GitUp account allows you to enable advanced features (like rewriting commits), participate in the GitUp forums, access the "Continuous" build channel, and most importantly, show your support for the app and future developments! Why do I need a GitUp account to enable rewriting commits? Furthermore it looks like these prerelease builds expire. I'm guessing the released…

Anything can happen (I have a number of projects that are open-source, some other close-source), but the idea so far is to have a free app with an in-app purchase to unlock the advanced/pro feature. I might make open-source some of the "Git toolkit" I built for this app, but it's too early to say. The reason for expiring builds is that 1) it's pre-release, 2) it's a software intended for professional engineers and 3)…

What made you decide where the line is for "advanced" features? It seems like doing any sort of actual work is considered advanced.

There isn't a feature I can think of that would make me consider paying for development tools, so I'll never be buying your software, so feel free to tailor your response (if any) with that in mind.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by CJefferson »

zamalek wrote: post #19
the_ancient wrote: post #2

>>Requires Mac OS X 10.8 or later Apparently it is not the interface I have been missing... Having a Git tool not available for Linux is blasphemy

Yeah, I simply don't understand this recent tendency to launch on Mac first. Out of the big 3 (Linux, Windows, Mac), Mac is by far the worst platform to launch on because you have to buy hardware. Please can we stop it now. Just launch on Linux - everyone can access Linux no matter whether they are PC or Mac.

Releasing closed-source software on Linux is a pain, unlike Mac where you can assume most people will be running one of 3 recent Mac OS X releases (or even 2)

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by tedunangst »

zamalek wrote: post #19
the_ancient wrote: post #2

>>Requires Mac OS X 10.8 or later Apparently it is not the interface I have been missing... Having a Git tool not available for Linux is blasphemy

Yeah, I simply don't understand this recent tendency to launch on Mac first. Out of the big 3 (Linux, Windows, Mac), Mac is by far the worst platform to launch on because you have to buy hardware. Please can we stop it now. Just launch on Linux - everyone can access Linux no matter whether they are PC or Mac.

? The market share of people actually running a platform probably matters more than the number of people theoretically capable of installing a platform.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by dikaiosune »

nkohari wrote: post #41
quadrangle wrote: post #10

Git is a registered trademark, I don't see notice of permission… maybe they didn't ask and might not have it?

IANAL, but they almost certainly don't need permission. Typically you just need a message that says X is a registered trademark of Y. GitUp is unaffiliated with Y . Also, it's entertaining to me that in one comment you say that closed-source proprietary software is bad, and in another comment you're concerned about whether they follow trademark law. I understand that it's not a direct comparison and open source softw…

IP law is pretty important to open-source keeping rights to names too, and git is open source (GPL v2 IIRC). Don't see the contradiction, as parts of IP law are needed to make sure contributions remain open.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by brobdingnagian »

I like the name GitUp for two reasons. First, it has the meaning "get up," and second, if you say "GitUp" out loud, people would reasonably hear "GitHub," then you'd have to launch into an explanation of the differences between the two.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by Animats »

zyxley wrote: post #28

This had my attention right up until the "account needed for some features" thing.

Right. "Some features require creating a free account." Then you wonder what it's doing. "Sharing" your Git credentials with some cloud service?

After SourceForge turned evil, we have to be very suspicious of anyone trying to cash in on open source development.

Re: GitUp makes Git painless

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Post by baldfat »

swisspol wrote: post #31
eric_h wrote: post #27

> IMPORTANT: During Pre-Release, signing-up for a GitUp account allows you to enable advanced features (like rewriting commits), participate in the GitUp forums, access the "Continuous" build channel, and most importantly, show your support for the app and future developments! Why do I need a GitUp account to enable rewriting commits? Furthermore it looks like these prerelease builds expire. I'm guessing the released…

Anything can happen (I have a number of projects that are open-source, some other close-source), but the idea so far is to have a free app with an in-app purchase to unlock the advanced/pro feature. I might make open-source some of the "Git toolkit" I built for this app, but it's too early to say. The reason for expiring builds is that 1) it's pre-release, 2) it's a software intended for professional engineers and 3)…

You don't need to make an application closed source to have in app purchases.

Look at mobaxterm [http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/license.html] It is licensed under GPL version 3.

It has a free version and a professional version which cost $69 per user. This does not break the GPL. You may already know this but it seems like a lot of developers think open source mean Free as in cost. [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html]

This is also the reason why I don't like the term Free Software since people usually think it is speaking about the cost.

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