On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 12:51 Pierre Labastie <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 17/04/2019 16:57, Jeremy Huntwork wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 12:50 AM Pierre Labastie > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Problem is I do not know how to transfer the author name to the svn > repo: I've > >> tried with a "git svn" repo, but it does not transfer the author name! > After > >> this try (r4098), your name was not even mentioned in the commit > message, and > >> I felt very bad about that. Fortunately, I've been able to amend the > message > >> with svnadmin. But still you do not appear as the author. > > > > Thanks, I appreciate that effort, but it really doesn't bother me. > > > >> Next time, I'll use a regular svn repo, and copy the full git log > message, so > >> that at least your name appears... > >> > >> Well, maybe you could acquire (or you already have) commit rights to the > >> linuxfromscratch repo? I do not think I can grant you those rights, but > why > >> not asking Bruce? > >> > >> You could then commit patches, and I would mail to alfs-discuss if I > wanted to > >> modify something, or modify them myself (for example for trivial typos, > or > >> mandatory fixes in the rare cases when something is broken), and same > in the > >> other direction of course! > > > > I'll think about that. I honestly don't know how much time I am able > > to spend on this, it really just started as a bit of poking around. > > > > You mentioned you use git locally - what prevents you from moving the > > source to a public git repo, like on Github or Gitlab and > > collaborating there? That would seem to make things easier. > > > > Actually, there are a couple of things which restrain myself from doing so: > - I'm not sure of the legal status of jhalfs. Normally it is GPLv2, but the > license refers to a "copyright holder", and I am not sure who is the > "copyright holder". There is nothing in the files. As long as it is hosted > on > svn.linuxfromscratch.org, I think it is Gerard's and/or Bruce's problem. > If I > host it elsewhere, I do not know... > - Synchronizing the public git repo and the svn repo on > svn.linuxfromscratch.org may not be very easy. It'll certainly take some > of my > time, which is not extensible... > - I make a lot of mistakes on my private repo, which I wouldn't like other > people to see (half serious :) > > But they are pros, of course: > - easier collaboration: retain original authors, even if they do not do the > "push" themselves; ease of branching and merging; flexible workflows (PR, > direct push, patches) > - access to a lot of possibilities offered by the infrastructure > - ... > > So I may go for it at some point, but not now, and only when I am sure > about > the legal implications. > > Pierre We could see what Gerard has to say, but I’m pretty confident I’m the copyright holder. I committed the version of the license file that still appears next to the code as well as the first versions of jhalfs itself. If we moved it, I would think we could just point the web pages to the new location and not worry too much about synchronization. Anyway, I’m not currently the maintainer so it’s totally up to you. JH
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