Re: [Stellarium-pubdevel] Migration to github

[Fabien C. <fab...@gm...>]

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 <nag...@gm...> 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 <tan...@gm...>
> 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 <fab...@gm...
>> > 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!
>>>
>>> Fabien
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