On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 01:54:28PM +0100, Alec Leamas wrote: > Easy enough for me. But Sean and Bernd has a point, the github workflow > *is* easier. It's also used by so many that it's well established. > > That said, the very idea with debian is about free software; free as in Open > Source. And github is certainly not free. So, we should try hard to push for > the free alternatives. If we had applied the github thinking "use what > works, free or not" we shouldn't be where we are. > > But, we cannot just say "our tools are as good as github". Because they are > not. We need to understand it, and see what can be done. It's an uphill > battle, but also uphill battles can be won.
I thought I had to mention this tool: https://rgeissert.blogspot.fr/2015/08/updates-to-sourcesdebiannet-editor.html It's similar to what github offers with its web-based editor, except it will produce a patch ready to be emailed, instead of a pull request (also, it handles editing multiple files). There's probably a lot to do to improve this tool, but might be a good start for people wanting to fix typos and small glitches from their browser. Cheers, -- Matthieu
