Another plus for GitHub is that you could set up some continuous integration (like Travis or AppVeyor) and run your code regularly through diverse compiler versions.
While we're at it, how about moving the translations as well? A Pootle server would be best in my book, if you can host a Django yourself http://pootle.translatehouse.org/ But a commercial platform like Transifex would also work. Launchpad doesn't support fuzzy matches, which is a problem for translation teams who work online. Just my $2 GunChleoc Sgrìobh Fabien Chéreau na leanas 29/09/2017 aig 13:40: > Hi Dave, > > moving to github won't have any impact on end users, excepted that > hopefully the website will not be down as often.. > > Fabien > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 4:49 AM, Dave Filipowski <nagog...@gmail.com > <mailto:nagog...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I'm hearing drum's beating to move to this 'github' which, not being > a computer-geek, is not really of interest to Yours' Truly, but I am > seeing why. As I help spread the good word of Stellarium on a few > astro-forums - and helping people find their way and answer > questions - I have noted recently that often the links send one to > an 'ERROR' page. Or tell me my computer is messed-up. So I've taken > to writing disclaimers into my Stellarium links' pages & > introductions - should SourceForge be acting up (again). Telling > folks to keep trying. It will work after awhile. A day or two ago > was the worst 'crash & burn' I've yet encountered. Lasted all day > and into the night. > > What I'd ask is what SourceForge has to say about this themselves? > Technical issues? Not enough bandwidth to handle the volume of > 'hits' perhaps? If SF is aware of this situation(s) and actively > working on a fix, then I wouldn't care where Stellarium (and other > great software) is coming out through. But if they are noncommttal > or mute then a move is likely the only sane course. One thing > concerns me greatly regards a move: > > One thing people who chat about Stellarium and other astronomy > software-programs (like myself) often touch on about SourceForge is > the lack of spam and malware piggybacking in along with the desired > program. SourceForge gets the highest marks for this safety & > security of their downloads. It's a nightmare to recommend software > to some newcomer to the world of astronomy and it's interface with > computers and link them to somethings that hijacks their browser, > trips their anti-virus protection, or othwise is a Royal PITA! > > So I hope that any site Stellarium is available through can maintain > this high degree of safety and security that SourceForge has > demonstrated to it's users. > > Carry on the great work, people - Stellarium is a fantastic program > and has brought great accolades from those who use it! > > Dave In Vermont > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 9:42 PM, Tony Pulliam <tanker37...@gmail.com > <mailto:tanker37...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > After the initial move, how much more of an advantage would the > move be in the long run for you and us as consumers? Will it > allow you to concentrate on developing the software further? > Are they other options?. > > > > Love Stellarium, learning how to use it. Tony Pulliam > > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 1:33 PM, Fabien Chéreau > <fabien.cher...@gmail.com <mailto:fabien.cher...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Hi all, > > there is currently a private discussion about moving the > code, website, wiki and downloads to github, and I think it > would be better to move it here in the open. > > Facts: > - There is already a Stellarium organisation on github > > Pros: > - sourceforge is currently not reliable, the website and > downloads were down for more than 24h. > - the bzr project is not maintained since years, it is very > slow with our large project and git is a de-facto standard > for all developers > - this could help attract new developers who are used to github > > Cons: > - launchpad translation feature is very nice so we will > still need to use it (or find an alternative solution) > - launchpad bug reports is also quite nice > - moving the website to github would require to recode it > without PHP as github only serves static pages (I think) > - moving the wiki to github would also require a lot of work > > Please add your points here! 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