> -----Original Message----- > From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-boun...@ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of Timo > Rothenpieler > Sent: Mittwoch, 12. Februar 2025 22:51 > To: ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org > Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] Experiment: enable github pull requests > > On 12.02.2025 22:37, Soft Works wrote: > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel-boun...@ffmpeg.org> On Behalf Of > Timo > >> Rothenpieler > >> Sent: Mittwoch, 12. Februar 2025 22:33 > >> To: ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org > >> Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] Experiment: enable github pull requests > >> > >> On 12.02.2025 22:22, Stephen Hutchinson wrote: > >>> On 2/12/25 2:23 PM, Lynne wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 12/02/2025 19:53, Romain Beauxis wrote: > >>>>> Le mer. 12 févr. 2025 à 12:49, Lynne <d...@lynne.ee> a écrit : > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Users can already login to the instance with their github accounts, so > >>>>>> there's no barrier to entry. > >>>>> > >>>>> Would you mind sharing the url? A quick search didn't reveal anything. > >>>> > >>>> Sure > >>>> https://code.ffmpeg.org/ > >>>> > >>> > >>> Are all accounts restricted to owning a maximum of 0 repositories by > >>> default, or is it set to 0 only for those that sign up through one of > >>> the external logins? > >> > >> It's set to 0 by default, to avoid spammers uploading junk, or just > >> people (ab)using it for non-ffmpeg things. > >> > >> You can open issues and comment on existing PRs. > >> And also create PRs using the AGit workflow: > >> https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/user/agit-support/ > >> > >> The repo limit can manually be lifted per user. I preferred that > >> approach vs. the Videolan approach of completely locking down the > >> instance, and requiring admin approval for every single new user, which > >> imo is more detrimental to new contributors than a ML. > > > > Hi Timo, > > > > Does that mean that you cannot create forks and create PRs from that forked > repo like on GitHub? > > > Not sure what you mean, you need "admin approval" to be allowed to > create repos, including forks.
I don't think it's a good idea to build such entry bars. > Just to avoid abuse. Obviously you can then PR from that fork once you > got one. > Or you can submit PRs without a fork as stated above. That's a workflow I've never heard about - same like most other contributors. Again, that is building an entry bar. I think people should be able to use a procedure they are familiar with. Is it possible to create PRs from a fork on GitHub? Thanks sw _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".
