On 02/02/2024 05:10, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
On Fri, Feb 02, 2024 at 01:44:03AM +0000, brian m. carlson wrote:
On 2024-02-01 at 18:36:48, Hans Meiser wrote:
[snip]
In the end, it's all just about git. You may create your own git
webserver (https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-GitWeb),
or just use an existing one, like the GitLab server:
https://about.gitlab.com/install/
The Git project has tried for a long time to be neutral on any
particular external piece of software. Installing a GitLab server as
our preferred development platform would promote GitLab as the preferred
forge to other users. Similarly, moving to GitHub would prefer GitHub
over other forges. That's not a thing we want to do.
We also don't accept patches or features for the benefit of one
particular forge or external project. Patches and features must be
of general benefit to the project at large.
I think this point is indeed really important in the context of the Git
project.
Agreed, thank you for making it brian. If we did decide to use a forge
we'd need to be very clear in our decision making that it was selected
based on the specific needs of this project and was not a general
endorsement of one product over another. We'd also need to address the
important practical problems of finding resources to maintain the
infrastructure and software to run it.
Best Wishes
Phillip
