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nobodysbusiness
July 1st, 2009, 01:56 AM
I've just recently released the 0.1 version of "Caffeine for Linux (http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/caffeine-not-just-for-beverages-anymore/)", and things have very quickly moved along to the point that I now want some source control and other modern conveniences. Each seems to have it's own advantages and disadvantages. I like the idea of using Launchpad because of the PPA facility, but github has git...

Anyway, which is your favorite?

(Seems to be working now)

soltanis
July 1st, 2009, 06:35 AM
Hmmmmm. If you're using git, do you really need a centralized webserver? Well, even if you do...I dunno. Github sounds the best.

Nevon
July 1st, 2009, 09:25 AM
We're currently using github for our adventure game project (http://github.com/kallepersson/subterranean/tree/master), and I'm not too thrilled with it. It works, kind of. But with the added bonus of Launchpad's PPAs, I don't see why you wouldn't go with that. Shoot me an email whenever you've set it up. I know some Python, and I'm pretty sure I could contribute in some way.

nvteighen
July 1st, 2009, 10:35 AM
I like Launchpad because it's Bazaar-based and has the things I need.

nobodysbusiness
July 1st, 2009, 04:00 PM
Thanks for the feedback everyone! It looks like we have a clear winner in this competition, so I think that I'm going to go and create a Launchpad project.

nobodysbusiness
July 1st, 2009, 04:15 PM
I've completed the initial registration steps. The project is available here:
http://launchpad.net/caffeine

I'm going to start doing some checkins. I've never used Bazaar before, so I'm going to check in the oldest code that I still have, and then checkin all the subsequent improvements, just to help me learn how Bazaar works. Once this is done, new development will begin in earnest.

Tibuda
July 1st, 2009, 05:45 PM
I prefer to use GIT for my work, but Launchpad got some nice features like translations and PPAs, so I voted Launchpad.

master_kernel
July 1st, 2009, 09:45 PM
It really depends on the userbase. If it's not just for Ubuntu, go with SF. I use a combination of Launchpad and Sourceforge for KernelCheck. I really like the functions in Launchpad though.