On Tue, 3 Jul 2012 18:28:03 +0200, Mathieu Jourdan wrote: > > https://github.com/NickDaly/plinth > > By fork, do you suggest to create one more account then a third Plinth > repository on github? Isn't it preferable to push to existing > repositories, avoiding confusion to new contributors? By confusion, I > mean it's not easy to get a clear picture on what has been done if one > has to browse multiple repositories for the same piece of software.
That's how distributed revision control systems work: each copy of a repository is its own repository. By making forking technically required, it becomes a social, not technological, issue. Projects as a whole move forward when multiple forks are rolled up into a parent branch. Child branches that don't amount to anything are ignored, along with parent branches that don't accept changes. > Also, is it reasonable to encourage to give to centralized platforms > names and e-mail addresses, and accept their terms of service? I know > hosting code sounds harmless, its just about the principle... > > I added two points in the Plinth section. I agree with people who said > on an other thread that the wiki is not suitable for bugs and feature > request tracking. Both your points are fair. I kept code on GitHub after forking James's projects. It's not a good defense, but it's the only one I have. I've talked on IRC with Bdale about actually using the FBX Alioth page for something more than a mailing list, which should hopefully resolve both issues at the same time. Feel free to open a "hosted on an insufficiently free infrastructure" issue on all of my projects, if you'd like. Once Trac, in Debian Testing, works on a DreamPlug, it'll be possible to self-host again, but the Alioth page is probably a better home for the multitude of repositories this project inspires. Sorry for the delayed reply, I wanted to make sure I had time to respond properly to all your points. Thanks for your time, Nick
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