> On Oct 5, 2019, at 1:09 PM, Jim Jagielski <[email protected]> wrote: > > Various PMCs have made their default/de-facto SCM git and have seen an > increase in contributions and contributors... > > Is this something the httpd project should consider? Especially w/ the > foundation officially supporting Github, it seems like time to have a > discussion about it, especially as we start thinking about the next 25 years > of this project :)
I don't like git. I don't like isolating work on branches. If we want to work on it as a base, we need to agree on how to manage the release branches first and their names (so that the existing history can be merged accordingly). I hate our existing bugzilla blackhole and manual process of PRs. I do like Github. I like the flexibility and openness of Github issues and tracking with commits. I like the PRs and review mechanisms. I am not sure what to do about security issues. I don't know how to handle folks who don't have Github IDs already (or don't want them). Currently, I am +0 on the idea, but +1 if the way forward is worked out and the process of migrating history is extensively automated/tested first. I did that for httpwg and it was a pain in the ass even with only five committers. But it can be done. ....Roy
