[Lxr-dev] Re: move to lxr.tigris.org?

[Malcolm B. <ma...@br...>]

Jason Robbins wrote:
>   I noticed your project on sourceforge and I think it is a great
> idea.  Actually, it is very much in line with the tigris.org mission
> statement of building a better open source project hosting toolset and
> promoting open source software engineering tools in general.
> 
> My goal is to actually use ctags and lxr on tigris.org as the main
> source code browsing tool.  But, I also see a lot of overlap in your
> lxr tool and my broader goals for "tools for software understanding"
> to be developed in the tigris.org community.  The current tigris.org
> projects get a lot of good "foot traffic" because of popular projects
> like ArgoUML, Scarab, and Subversion.

I'm glad you think the tool is useful, and I'd like to see it used on
Tigris.org.  If there's anything you need to make this happen, then do
give a shout on the lxr...@li... mailing list and we'll do
what we can.


> Why switch from sourceforge.net to tigris.org?
> 
> + we are building a better hosting platform that might include your
> tool.
> 
> + community is focused on open source software engineering tools and
> already has a lot of interested engineers and relevant projects, which
> is likely to lead to more actual contributors to your project.
> 
> + better security
> 
> + easier web publishing with version control
> 

As for actually switching to tigris.org for hosting, I'm less keen.  The
move to sourceforge was recent enough that I have no wish to go through
the hassles of another move, and I'm not convinced that the benefits of
tigris.org are sufficently strong at the moment to make it worth while. 
Of course, if the majority of the developers want to move and there's
volunteers to do it, then that's fine.  But I won't be volunteering :-)

I like what you're trying to do with tigris.org, and I'm sure we will be
able to collaborate on various things (like support for subversion in
lxr) despite not being hosted on the same site.

Regards,

Malcolm