For some patches and scripts that I contributed to the Performous project to help with Windows portability, I now have one more commit bit (since it’s git in this case, push access) to my name.

Probably the best part of deciding to contribute was actually learning git itself so I could maintain the history of my own changes even before I shared my changes with the other developers. This marks the first time I have made serious use of a DVCS of any kind, and I must say that I am impressed by the new workflows DVCS makes possible, especially those that would be nigh-on impossible under a non-DVCS such as my current VCS of choice, which is Subversion.

You can probably reasonably expect any new projects I create on jstump.com to use git unless there is a major reason to still use svn. I may even convert some of my other projects. (The main obstacle, of course, is forcefully shoving git into my awesomely-constructed current svn+trac+custom authentication setup. I guess we’ll see how that goes when I have some extra time on my hands.)

Performous is a GPLv2+ band rhythm game that started out with just vocal play and expanded into guitar and drums not too long ago; this is the opposite of how Frets on Fire X evolved. (My commit access to FoFiX was granted last New Year’s Day, and in that time I have arguably become one of its core developers. I will look back on my experiences working with FoFiX once I hit the one-year mark since it’s so close and I’ve digressed enough already.)

It’s a strange feeling, now having commit access to two projects that the uninitiated observer might say are directly competing. Things are friendly and fair, though, and I have only the best intentions for my participation in both.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all, happy hacking!