On Sun, 6 Oct 2019 at 17:52, Roy T. Fielding <field...@gbiv.com> wrote:
> > On Oct 5, 2019, at 1:09 PM, Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> 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. > Assuming you mean developing and discussing security fixes: https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-a-maintainer-security-advisory > 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
