--- wikisrc/gitsofar.mdwn	2015/02/01 02:30:33	1.2
+++ wikisrc/gitsofar.mdwn	2015/02/16 01:51:16	1.5
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ git is slow during 'status' by default s
 change.  It will produce a warning with tunable options if the command runs
 slowly.
 
+*Update*
+
+After some complaining on the git@ mailing list a patch has been produced which
+drops the memory requirements down quite a bit.  I can now, without much tuning,
+work on my 512 system.  I'm pretty sure a 256 + swap without any special tuning
+would also work.
+
 ### CVS in parallel
 
 I do not think this is a good idea and do not plan to advocate for it.
@@ -44,10 +51,10 @@ TBD
 High level- private box for write master using ssh, any number of additional
 systems with read-only mirrors over http:// and git://
 
-Also see a great description of how DragonflyBSD is setup:
-[dfbsd server setup](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207421.html)
-[dfbsd workflows](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207422.html)
-[dfbsd config](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207424.html)
+Also see a great description of how DragonflyBSD is setup:<br>
+[dfbsd server setup](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207421.html)<br>
+[dfbsd workflows](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207422.html)<br>
+[dfbsd config](http://lists.dragonflybsd.org/pipermail/users/2015-January/207424.html)<br>
 
 ### how to install
 
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@ for a friendly developer to add as an or
 
 ### log message formats
 
-Try to references named branches instead of sha-1's
+Try to references named branches/tags instead of sha-1's
 Also using the dates for commits instead of commit id's
 
 ### how to convert
@@ -89,8 +96,23 @@ Don't do anything weird like change hist
 Maybe when we have 30 years of project history it will be time to consider
 restructuring the project.  :)
 
+---
+
+I think this is less a function of the tool and more a function of the project not
+allowing non-"standard" actions.
+
 ### Who, When, and How Long?
 
 * ESR/Joerg - convert
 * sometime, eventually, maybe
-* unknown
+* assumptions/proposal:
+
+Assuming conversion starting from date(x) to freeze(y) is relatively easy, the
+refinements of Joerg/ESR conversion can continue to run in read-only mode as they
+do today.  This means the "switch" is a few hours only for:
+
+1. cvs goes read only
+2. history from last git conversion pull until now is appended
+3. cvs is turned off
+4. git is made available over ssh
+