The PyPy project, which is written in Python itself, has announced the migration of their code storage system from Mercurial to Git on GitHub. Despite the team’s confirmation that Mercurial is a superior code storage system to Git, they couldn’t resist the overwhelming popularity of Git and GitHub.
There were several issues that led the team to make this move. Firstly, the SEO on the current website, foss.heptapod.net, is not performing well, making it difficult to search for various issues. Additionally, the website has been struggling with spam, resulting in users having a hard time opening issues. Most importantly, the open-source community has shifted towards GitHub.
With this announcement, the project provides guidelines for developers who still want to use Mercurial, stating that they can still upload their code to GitHub. Mercurial was born in close proximity to Git, with both trying to emulate BitKeeper, a closed-source software. The two systems competed for some time, particularly in the race to become the standard code storage system for the Linux Kernel project. However, in the end, Git/GitHub managed to dominate the market, almost completely.
TLDR: The PyPy project, written in Python, has decided to switch from Mercurial to Git on GitHub, despite recognizing Mercurial’s superiority. Issues with the current website’s SEO and spam, along with the community’s preference for GitHub, led to this decision. Developers using Mercurial can still use GitHub.
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