Re: Centralized git

["Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason" <avarab@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:08 PM, Javier Domingo <javierdo1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Network, in this case is cheaper. The thing is that If I commit
> frecuently, will have plenty of GBs of history, that nearly for sure I
> won't use. I just need to have other people's work to merge. But I
> want to think in Git style, I am pretty accustomed to that way of
> doing things. That is why I sent this mail here.
>
> The idea is that if I modify 700MBs of video, with 20 commits I would
> get in 21GB. And making a pull would be... just even more horrible
> than anything. That is why I need to have also last checkouts filter.
> Just download branch's HEADs.

You're obviously aware of git-annex, is there any reason you can't
just use that?

That would give you what you want, you'd have a moving window of
current files, and then you'd delete old files as they become
un-needed.