> > > It does not mean that a source distribution goes away. > > Nor did I mean that it would. > I commented on the remark that one's own computer > supposedly did not matter. >
Ah, then it was only the "(that one does not really count.)" that didn't sit well with you. Misunderstood. > > We have been distributing binary builds for years. > > Officially, for convenience (but that's not the point). > The point is that the distributed files do not come from > CI builds, but from one performed on the RM's machine. > I realize that a local build seems to be your gold standard. That's a very debatable point of view. > In this instance, I don't see why I should > adapt to a flood of messages that was never discussed since > I've been asked to subscribe to "issues@". > The "flood of messages" could have been commits, people discussing issues or asking questions. Deleting the messages should have been 10s max. I wonder why you choose to be outraged instead. Just put in perspective the time you spend on this thread already. > Why? The CI/CD system should not matter. > > Sure. It's a convenience configured by each developer or team, > as they see fit. > So, why the original post recommending to favour GitHub? > Probably because it is prefered by the original poster? > > Are we talking about changing that? > > The problem (of today namely) is that we don't talk. > The process for using GitHub was not discussed either. > You mean for the automatic dependency PRs? or in general? > For me, anything that comes through GitHub is a burden, > a loss of time. I can imagine that it is a boon for others > but is this an Apache or GitHub project? > I guess there are many people out there that like it as a tool. Maybe you could explain why it's a burden for you? > > As long as we keep one egg (the sources) the other eggs don't really > > matter. > > Could you explain the problem with the basket? > > As said above, GitHub is inconvenient for me; thus any move > that assumes otherwise, I don't agree with. > Not sure you represent the majority, so maybe elaborate on the inconvenience.
