I've asked INFRA to make a NetBeans group on ReviewBoard https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-16629
--emi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 7 June 2018 11:59 AM, Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@protonmail.ch> wrote: > > > I think we need to plan a separate contribution workflow without GitHub > > > (see my other thread 'How to participate in Apache NetBeans without a > > > GitHub account?'). > > > > > > Right now we are tied to GitHub and it's impossible to be involved in > > > anything without jumping onto GitHub. > > > > Not sure if (or why) it is impossible to be involved without GitHub. AFAIK > > anyone can subscribe to this mailing list, checkout from the Git repo on > > Apache: > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-netbeans.git > > > and send patches to this mailing list. (Or maybe links to patches, if this > > list strips attachments.) > > > > My view is that we are using GitHub because it is more convenient. > > [Switching to this thread where we are talking about our workflow] > > I think there has been 0 patches discussed on the mailing list so far. > > It's not only convenient, we are totally dependent on GitHub for PRs / code > review / comments. > > I'll start looking into how https://reviews.apache.org/r/ might help one > contribute to NetBeans too. > > --emi > > ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ > > On 6 June 2018 4:13 PM, Emilian Bold emilian.b...@protonmail.ch wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I'm trying to see how one could contribute to NetBeans without a GitHub > > account. > > > > To see what's going on one needs to also subscribe to > > notificati...@netbeans.apache.org where messages about new pull requests > > and comments are posted. > > > > PROBLEM 1: There's no way to comment on a PR from the mailing list. In the > > email I see this note: > > > > > This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. > > > > > > To respond to the message, please log on GitHub and use the > > > > > > URL above to go to the specific comment. > > > > So, we need some robot or something to act as a proxy (we had something > > like this for Slack which was commenting on the #netbeans IRC channel) and > > add our comments to GitHub too. > > > > PROBLEM 2: How do I see the PR patch? The notification gives me the PR URL > > but I don't see the repository/branched used so I cannot jump into the > > terminal to do a `git checkout`. > > > > Both of these problems belong to Apache Git Services, I'll contact them too. > > > > Suggestion: It would be good to use https://reviews.apache.org/r/ too, not > > GitHub PR exclusively. > > > > Allowing inclusive ways of contributing is going to be important long-term. > > > > GitHub should just be one venue where we engage with the community and > > contributors but we should have other workflows in place, preferably that > > depend on Apache infrastructure only. > > > > --emi > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
