[ZF] Repository choice: Please indicate your preference until Sunday 9/23

Tres Seaver tseaver at palladion.com
Mon Sep 17 22:37:32 UTC 2012


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On 09/17/2012 03:16 AM, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:

> 1) Retain the status quo: We stick with Subversion and the existing 
> infrastructure on svn.zope.org. Nothing changes.
> 
> 2) GitHub only: The foundation will create writable GitHub
> repositories under the "zopefoundation" GitHub name. Every contributor
> must then open a GitHub account and we'll try to map current
> contributors to those GitHib accounts (the details haven't been fully
> planned)
> 
> … and the official recommendation from the board of directors, which
> in our opinion provides the best compromise between the foundation's 
> charter to safeguard the code and keep a clean "chain of ownership"
> on one side and the convenience of the GitHub web interface on the
> other side:
> 
> 3) Self-hosted Git repositories with read-only GitHub clones: The 
> foundation will provide Git repositories and surrounding
> infrastructure like a Web viewer on foundation-owned hardware,
> creating a "git.zope.org" site analogous to the existing
> "svn.zope.org" and the still-running "cvs.zope.org". The current
> authentication mechanism using SSH keys is retained, and apart from
> the difference in VCS systems and URLs your login remains the same. In
> addition, we will create read-only GitHub clones for all those who
> desire the GitHub web interface.

I prefer #3.


Tres.
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