From: Ian Jackson Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:05:12 +0000 (+0100) Subject: announcement X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=dgit-junk.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=bb4c9f293c6e70834e11bb2043ed7e85a604b97c;hp=b3ad8a21ac57d502863802ee43cb847430d7627e announcement --- diff --git a/announcement b/announcement index 77e7eb4..7616ea3 100644 --- a/announcement +++ b/announcement @@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ Existing users -------------- All existing users who are not running dgit 0.30 or later must -upgrade. Earlier versions of dgit will not cope with git histories -manipulated by dgit 0.30, and will crash trying to access -now-moved-aside git repositories on alioth. New versions of dgit are -happy to accept old histories (and fix them up if necessary). +upgrade. dgit << 0.30 will not cope with git histories manipulated by +later dgit, and will crash trying to access now-moved-aside git +repositories on alioth. New versions of dgit accept old histories +(and fix them up if necessary). Anonymous read-only access @@ -62,8 +62,11 @@ Backports --------- The dgit 1.0 binary package which I have just uploaded to sid is -installable and useable back to at least wheezy. I hope that a formal -backport will be forthcoming soon. +installable (simply with dpkg -i), and useable back to at least +wheezy. + +The source builds on wheezy as-is. I hope that a formal backport will +be forthcoming soon. Exciting uses of some of the dgit-repos on alioth @@ -94,11 +97,10 @@ Thanks I would like to thank DSA and ftpmaster. -ftpmaster have provided the new ftpmaster data API service, which -supports anonymous queries needed for anonymous use of dgit. - -DSA have provided hosting for both the main dgit git service, and a -(browseable) mirror used for read access. The DSA team, and -particularly Peter Palfrader, have provided me with excellent support. -Without their help none of this would have been possible. +ftpmaster have provided the new archive data API service, which +supports the anonymous queries needed for readonly use of dgit. +DSA have provided hosting for both the main dgit git service, and the +mirror used for read access. The support I have had from the DSA +team, and particularly Peter Palfrader, has been both excellent and +invaluable. Without their help none of this would have been possible.