On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 01:40:28PM +0100, Spencer Oliver wrote: > We are now testing Gerrit for use within OpenOCD.
Just a comment from a lurker. Is there any intent to integrate gerrit back into the ML? See [1] for an existing gripe. The main difference I see between gerrit and a mailinglist is, for most users, a mailinglist is passive and consolidated. A web interface requires a lot more interaction just to keep up. If I am out for several days, my openocd imap folder has everything that happened. I browse the subjects, read the threads of interest, and move on. In the gerrit lurkflow, there's quite a bit more clicking (how long ago was it I last checked the pending patch list?) to get the same information. I also have to remember to visit the site. The only reason I mention it is because I believe the mailinglist is a much lower barrier for entry to newcomers (as opposed to initial visitors). This assumes that newbies hangout for a while before commenting / contributing. Once they subscribe to the ml, it shows up in their inbox everyday. Whereas with gerrit, they have to actively seek it out every day or couple of days. A new user has to work significantly harder to maintain a prolonged interest in the project with gerrit (imnsho). On a personal note, I've found it much easier to contribute to u-boot and the kernel vice cyanogenmod. The main reason for this is the lack of a mailinglist for CM (they use gerrit). Maybe I'm odd and a one-off, but I thought it was worth mentioning as I use openocd everyday and I've learned quite a bit from the mailinglist. I'd hate to see that stream of patches and comments dissappear. :-( thanks for the effort and for listening, Jason. [1] http://www.coreboot.org/Git#Gerrit_and_Email _______________________________________________ Openocd-development mailing list Openocd-development@lists.berlios.de https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development
