On 21-Oct-2017 Ben Finney wrote: > I would love to contribute – I have the Python skills you discuss, and > recognise the problem you're solving – once the project is on a > free-software platform where I can in good conscience maintain an > account.
I've imported the project to gitlab.debian.net, https://git.fosscommunity.in/kathryntolsen/diss it was actually quite painless and seemed to mirror the wiki and all. On Sat, Oct 21, 2017 at 10:46 PM, Ben Finney <bign...@debian.org> wrote: > On 21-Oct-2017, Katy Tolsen wrote: > > I think the project I've started may be the answer to this as well > > as many other support issues that plague our system. > > Thank you for starting this project. > > > However we need a lot of help to make this happen. > > Agreed. > > In its early days, can I convince you to move the project away from > the proprietary GitHub silo? That will limit the participation from > people who care about keeping their contributions on free platforms > <URL:https://mako.cc/writing/hill-free_tools.html>. > > There is currently a transition within the official Debian > infrastructure for VCS hosting, so it's not *quite* feasible for me to > point you to an “official” Debian VCS host. > > In the meantime, I would recommend using the free-software platforms > Launchpad <URL:https://launchpad.net/> or a GitLab instance > <URL:https://gitlab.debian.net/>, while it is easy to migrate the > project away from a proprietary silo. > > > We really need help on this project especially from at least one > > DM/DD to make it a reality. Right now we're just planning it all > > out, and all input is welcome. > > I would love to contribute – I have the Python skills you discuss, and > recognise the problem you're solving – once the project is on a > free-software platform where I can in good conscience maintain an > account. > > -- > \ “What we usually pray to God is not that His will be done, but | > `\ that He approve ours.” —Helga Bergold Gross | > _o__) | > Ben Finney <bign...@debian.org> >
