can you think of any feature we could have now we couldn't with Git?
With Squeaksource/Monticello I'm currently able to have a web based Smalltalk browser. So I dont have to fire up an image to digg into other peoples code. I expect that could be done with Git hosted projects too - but requires some work and another server providing the ST-IDE like feeling. So the "Smalltalk like user experience" is not available out of the box on the usual hosting services. This is a small step backward. One thing is a must: the usual handling of code should be preserved. As far as I understand this is the case even with an GIT-based MC!? Some questions: 1. Usually Git requires a local git installation. Is the Git-MC binding a pure ST solution working on all platforms or does it require some native support? 2. Can I setup an own local repo in a simple directory similar to Monticello or will it require some github stuff. 3. Will the local package cache still contain MCZ's? On the other hand hosting on file based versioning systems would make source code indexable for search engines and could raise Smalltalks place in the (stupid) TIOBE index ;) I could imagine both: file based repos (Git) as well as ST-only solutions as long as they work and reliable. At the end of the day it's nothing more than a different representation of code. An ST-only server side solution would at least allow for easy customization and allow the community to adapt the hosting to its needs. Bye T.