Re: [Firebird-docs] Consider migrating to GitHub?

[marius a. p. <ma...@gm...>]

One argument i can give is that i can edit directly the files on github ,
so that is a lot faster for small fixes for the doc area

On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 7:13 PM, Mark Rotteveel <ma...@la...>
wrote:

> On 19-12-2016 11:08, Lester Caine wrote:
> > On 18/12/16 11:19, Mark Rotteveel wrote:
> >> Git != GitHub.
> >
> > But it's the reason most projects use as an excuse to promote git over
> > other options :(
> > And it's trying to promote itself as yet another social media site
> > detracts from the REAL jobs that many years ago SF did so well but
> > without actually achieving it.
> >
> > My point is that github is a distraction most of the time and promoting
> > it more does not help develop a better - fully integrated - solution to
> > project management. One can have a presence ON github and all the other
> > alternatives without 'moving to' github ... and moving a perfectly
> > functional repository does not need git messing it up when it does not
> > need the compromises git introduces.
>
> So your argument boils down to "I don't like git and GitHub, because
> they 'won' the hearts and minds of the majority of the (open source)
> development community".
>
> That is exactly one of the reasons I propose to move the repository to
> GitHub: that is where the people are, and a lot of people know how to
> use it.
>
> Lets face it: the Firebird documentation project could do with more
> active contributors. Is moving to GitHub going to solve that: of course
> not, but it might make it easier. Moving Jaybird to GitHub last year
> lead to at least 4 (small and large contributions), including the
> support for SRP.
>
> You mention downsides/compromises that git brings to the table: exactly
> what kind of compromises do you think the Firebird documentation project
> specifically would experience with moving to git? As far as I know the
> manual module is pretty straight-forward with a largely linear history,
> and without use of obscure CVS features, so I don't see where those
> compromises would be, and I'd really like to know. However, I can name
> at least one benefit of moving to git: rename/move or copy with history,
> and for moving to GitHub: contributions by pull request.
>
> Also to be clear: I'm talking about moving the repository: the rest can
> stay where it is if that is deemed better (eg you can disable issues if
> you don't want to use the GitHub issue tracker, etc).
>
> Mark
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