Re: Why Is There No Bug Tracker And Why Are Patches Sent Instead Of Pull Requests

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On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:49 PM, opticyclic <opticyclic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm sure I don't have to tell you that GitHub has discussions on pull
> requests, which are easier to view than the mailing list archives.

For some definition of "easier".  Personally, I loathe the interface.

You don't seem to realise that using that will force everyone to use
that same interface, rather than their choice of email clients.

I run a project that is mainly hosted on github, but I absolutely
positively refuse to use their web interface for anything.  Logging in
to check, instead of just reacting to email as usual, is a pain but
that is not all.

The issues system does have an email interface, but it is not a
substitute for email. I can't cc anyone else when I want to, for
instance (well I can, but any response the original requester then
makes using the website will not get cc-d to the person I cc-d, which
kinda defeats the whole purpose).

The pull system forces a --no-ff even if the merge is at the top of my
branch and doesn't need one. It also gives me no chance to fix up
minor typos, add any more text to the commit message, etc. (I can do
that afterward, but this forces a "push -f" or a trivial "typofix"
commit).

I want everything in *one* interface, and I want it just the way *I*
want it, and it shouldn't (necessarily) dictate how *you* should work.
 Email is just that.

sitaram
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