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Mon Jul 5 22:12:34 CEST 2010 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2010-July/101467.html

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Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>>>> I'd love to see a more detailed description of this, including why
>>>> someone new to Mercurial would choose one over the other.
>>> I think someone new to Mercurial shouldn't choose either one.
>>> Just sit back and wait for the real migration to happen.
>> I would say that using the SVN mirror is a fine way to experiment with
>> using hg against the Python sources to develop and test patches. 
> 
> I think your description already falls into the "advanced user"
> category. The new-to-mercurial committer should (IMO) use a "what if it
> still was svn" workflow, which uses hg pull/up/commit/push. That can
> only work if pushing really has the desired effect, which isn't the case
> for any of the installations that we operate.

I am not a committer myself, and not really familiar with Mercurial (I
know CVS/SVN best, and bzr better).  I found the current hg mirror of
svn quite useful as a way to work on bugs, review patches, etc. without
needing any commit access.

> When the test-for-two-weeks installation becomes available, the
> new-to-hg users will have a chance to learn how to use it without fear
> of breaking anything. Until then, they should just remain patient.

Experimenting with the mirror *today* without trying to push changes
back would give those users a chance to do "familiarization" drills with
the majority of mercurial's features, with the exception of the final push.

Tres.
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