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+title: Gentoo Package Repository now using Git
+teaserlink: Learn more about the history of the undergoing and what changes this move entails.
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+Good things come to those who wait: The main Gentoo package repository (also known as the *Portage tree* or by its historic name *gentoo-x86*) is now based on Git.
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+### Timeline
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+The Gentoo Git migration has arrived and is expected to be completed soon.
+As [previously announced](https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-scm/message/194a5ddd098d4ac719958c3be5974876),
+the CVS freeze occurred on 8 August and Git commits for developers were opened soon after.
+As a last step, rsync mirrors are expected to have the updated changelogs again on or after 12 August.
+Read-only access to gentoo-x86 (and write to the other CVS repositories) was restored on 9 August following the freeze.
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+### History
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+Work on migrating the repository from CVS to Git [began in 2006](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Infrastructure/Git_migration#History) with a proof-of-concept migration project during the Summer of Code.
+Back then, migrating the repository took a week and using Git was considerably slower than using CVS.
+While plans to move were shelved for a while, things improved over the coming years.
+Several features were implemented in Git, Portage, and other tools to meet the requirements of a migrated repository.
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+### What changes?
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+The repository can be checked out from `git.gentoo.org` and is available via our [Git web interface](https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/).
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+**For users of our package repository, nothing changes:**
+Updates continue to be available via the established mechanisms (rsync, webrsync, snapshots).
+Options to fetch the package tree via Git are to be announced later.
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+The migration facilitates the process of new contributors getting involved as proxy maintainers and eventually Developers.
+Alternate places for users to submit pull requests, such as GitHub, can be expected in the future.
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+In regards to package signing, the migration will streamline how GPG keys are used.
+This will allow end-to-end signature tracking from the developer to the final repository, as outlined in [GLEP 57](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GLEP:57) et seq.
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+While the last [issues are being worked on](https://infra-status.gentoo.org/), join us in thanking everyone involved in the project.
+As always, you can discuss this on our [Forums](https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1026524.html) or hit up [@Gentoo](https://twitter.com/gentoo).
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