Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.courno...@gmail.com> writes: > Ricardo Wurmus <rek...@elephly.net> writes: > >> Hartmut Goebel <h.goe...@crazy-compilers.com> writes: >> >>> It is not only the work load, but also the work-flow […] This means >>> switching forth and back between mail, shell, and browser. >> […] >>> Compare it with an integrated workflow on e.g. Gitlab or github […] >> >> How does even more reliance on a browser help here? Surely, we can >> automate more things without imposing a web browser-based workflow to >> everyone. > > +1. I don think the glossy interfaces of Github & co. add much to the > table in terms of automation. If you want to test the software, you > still have to checkout a local copy of it anyway (i.e., leave the > browser).
FWIW, I didn’t mean to claim that there are no problems with the email-based workflow. I just think that we should improve upon it with deliberation instead of jumping to the conclusion that Gitlab or Github would be better. -- Ricardo GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC https://elephly.net
