[Biopython-dev] SVN migration and Launchpad mirroring

[Chris Lasher]

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Eric Talevich <eric.talevich at gmail.com> wrote:
> A couple more notes on Launchpad:
>
> - Checking out from the master branch does not require signing up for a
> Launchpad account. Using Launchpad's bug tracker, etc. does, but that's
> optional and expected.
>
> - The PPA feature really is cool, at least using it from Ubuntu. The
> python-biopython package is included in the main distribution, but Biopython
> releases happen more frequently than every 6 months, so that package gets
> out of date. With the PPA, interested users can track new releases in the
> package manager without downloading a fresh copy or checking out the
> development version with cvs/svn/bzr.

- Launchpad can host, but does not require hosting, the repositories
for a project on its servers. It will mirror existing repositories
hosted at another location, or simply provide the address for the
repositories of branches for a project. In essence, it's happy to just
track the presence of branches hosted outside of its own service--a
major plus. I just went picking through GitHub and can't find a
similar feature. Someone more familiar with GitHub might know a way,
though.

Chris