Re: [wxCode-users] github 'poll' request

[Ulrich T. <ulr...@gm...>]

Hi Andrea,

> I would like to ask to you all wxCode component maintainers your
> opinion/suggestions about an idea I had in mind from a couple of time:
>
> I would like to have a new wxCode home on github (so to use Git instead
> SVN as SCM system).

As SourceForge put up several restrictions regarding project maintenance 
and administration which makes maintaining wxCode sometimes quite 
cumbersome and as a single SourceForge project is not very well suited 
for maintaining a big collection of only loosely coupled components I 
definitely support your experiment.

> I think this way will improve wxCode project with a better organization,
> having:
>
> - more than one maintainer for each component project

For the wxCode SourceForge project in effect every project member could 
work on *all* components. The SourceForge SVN doesn't support a 
fine-grained access control.

> - create more components categories (e.g. pre and post wx 2.9,
> 'wxSnippets' for dead/wxCode external projects etc.)

Introducing new component categories could be easily added on SF wxCode 
as well, but only an administrator could do it.

> - use git hooks / custom scripts for easy websites/components maintainance

This would be definitely much better than what have now.

> - more flexible repositories inside a unique wxCode 'github organization'

This would also be a big advantage.

> - more than one repository for each component project (like the usual
> trunk/tags/branches)

AFAIK on the SF wxCode SVN tags weren't used at all, probably because 
tagging would really mean to tag wxCode as a whole what just isn't the 
right thing for independent components.

> - get component fixes via github pull requests instead usual patch files

As I seldom received patch files for my own components over the last 7 
years I can't judge how important this feature might be for other wxCode 
maintainers.

> This will be something I would like to try to do as an experimental/demo
> project to let you see how it will works and also get possible
> suggestions time by time and, if successful, consider a future transition.

I think it's an interesting idea and I'm curious to hear about the first 
experiences of you. Maybe this could give wxCode a new impulse to get a 
better image and to get into a better shape.

Regards,

Ulrich