[Flightgear-devel] fgdata: Important note

[ThorstenB <br...@gm...>]

Hi FlightGear,

there was little input on the fgdata split and few people speaking up 
when things were started. We do see a lot of responses now - many being 
in favor of the change, but also concerns about remaining issues.
Indeed, setting up the new repo isn't as simple as it seemed initially, 
and there are issues which need to be resolved. We also need common 
acceptance of the new structure, tools and processes.

Unfortunately, the call for "split completed" was communicated ahead of 
time - even before fgdata itself was switched. And we still do see a 
need for a proper testing phase before switching - including a chance 
for everyone to give input, raise concerns, etc.

So, after long discussions tonight, including Gijs, Jorg, James, 
TorstenD, ThorstenB & Curt, we agreed to the following:

* We hereby announce a longer testing phase for the proposed changes, 
which will at least last 4 weeks (at least until November 17th). We will 
try to get all tools/scripts and processes in place and test how things 
work for everyone. We will also see how we can preserve the existing 
workflow for people who wish to stick with their current process (i.e. 
use a "super-repo", possibly using "git submodules").

* Meanwhile, we do _REOPEN_ the existing fgdata repository - which for 
the time being remains the master repository. This was chosen to relieve 
the new repository, tools and manuals of immediately working for 
everybody - and to also allow possibly rewriting the new repository, if 
necessary. We still do invite everyone for testing the new setup.

* We will try to sync changes from the master repository into the new 
split repositories, so these can be used for syncing and testing.


We are really sorry for any inconvenience and misunderstandings this 
further change may cause. But now, as we have everybody's attention on 
the subject, we're looking forward to many people testing the proposed 
changes. We also invite everyone to speak up on which kind of repository 
they prefer. And we are still collecting issues and topics in the Wiki:

http://wiki.flightgear.org/FlightGear_Git:_splitting_fgdata

Finally, please be aware that, while we welcomed his input on the 
splitting process, some of Cedric's switch announcements do not reflect 
the opinion of the others involved, neither were they fully agreed upon 
(in content and timing).


Best regards,

Gijs, Jorg, TorstenD, ThorstenB, James & Curt