Comments on: The Numbers http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=708 News and discussion for the POCO Community Sun, 26 May 2013 14:39:39 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: alex http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=708&cpage=1#comment-1326 alex Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:21:43 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=708#comment-1326 I agree with sehe, github environment is much more lively and conducive to collaboration than SF. The main benefit (aside from the goodness of git itself) is that code is the centerpiece and everything revolves around it (as it should). On SF, the code (repository) was just a component/module and not quite readily available - actually quite cumbersome to navigate to. So, we're already seeing the benefits of jumping the ship - 14 forks and going, with more downloads in a week than the best month on SF. http://readwrite.com/2011/06/02/github-has-passed-sourceforge I agree with sehe, github environment is much more lively and conducive to collaboration than SF. The main benefit (aside from the goodness of git itself) is that code is the centerpiece and everything revolves around it (as it should). On SF, the code (repository) was just a component/module and not quite readily available – actually quite cumbersome to navigate to. So, we’re already seeing the benefits of jumping the ship – 14 forks and going, with more downloads in a week than the best month on SF.

http://readwrite.com/2011/06/02/github-has-passed-sourceforge

]]> By: sehe http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=708&cpage=1#comment-1318 sehe Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:07:37 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=708#comment-1318 Frankly, I fail to see a contradiction. Surprise? Yes. Or, well, maybe a little. It just means github is more popular for sharing source code (for obvious reasons)? I've personally always found sf.net slow and rather unfriendly to work with. The sheer fact that downloads start after 'n' seconds only is a barrier. I've also felt a bit 'unsafe' by downloading from sf.net: unlike with Google Code, CodePlex, BitBucket and Github (others) I'd have the feeling of downloading 'stale' data: an isolated tarball, buried deeply in an arcane site. Github actively promotes a 'subscriber' model (where you can set your local repo up to (periodically) pull from the github repo. You stay in touch, tapping directly into the ongoing stream of maintenance. It's a _live_ connection. It makes a bit of sense to me. Still, yeah, it's good to see such effects in motion. [Whether my armchair psychology actually has anything to with the measurements is something I'll gladly leave to science] Cheers and thanks for the good work :) Frankly, I fail to see a contradiction. Surprise? Yes. Or, well, maybe a little.

It just means github is more popular for sharing source code (for obvious reasons)?

I’ve personally always found sf.net slow and rather unfriendly to work with. The sheer fact that downloads start after ‘n’ seconds only is a barrier.

I’ve also felt a bit ‘unsafe’ by downloading from sf.net: unlike with Google Code, CodePlex, BitBucket and Github (others) I’d have the feeling of downloading ’stale’ data: an isolated tarball, buried deeply in an arcane site.

Github actively promotes a ’subscriber’ model (where you can set your local repo up to (periodically) pull from the github repo. You stay in touch, tapping directly into the ongoing stream of maintenance. It’s a _live_ connection.

It makes a bit of sense to me. Still, yeah, it’s good to see such effects in motion.

[Whether my armchair psychology actually has anything to with the measurements is something I'll gladly leave to science]

Cheers and thanks for the good work :)

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