Personally, I'd prefer that experiments be done in branches of the existing repository. I'd only consider forking if the experimental work is being done by committers who aren't quite ready to join Eclipse Platform.
If you do decide to fork/clone a repository into e4, you'll have to create a CQ to track the fork, and the EDP requires a Restructuring Review to move any changes back into the original repository. Wayne On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Lars Vogel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What's the value? > > They could be forks. > > On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 4:04 PM, Mickael Istria <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Lars Vogel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Mickael, I think we discussing different things. I'm saying e4 is the > >> correct project and you are discussion repository location. > > > > > > We're saying opposite things; IMO e4 or any kind of sandbox repo is now > an > > anti-pattern. Compared to a fork/branch, a sandbox makes things harder > to be > > moved back into Platform. The GitHub fork-based workflow is now much > better > > at encouraging innovation and to have this innovation back into the > original > > repo. > > I believe it's an interesting thing to question whether e4 could try > other > > processes to foster innovation than being a sandbox (as a complement, > not as > > an alternative - yet ;) > > > >> AFAIK we could also have Github repos handled by the e4 project. > > > > > > What's the value? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > e4-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe > from > > this list, visit > > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/e4-dev > > > > -- > Eclipse Platform UI and e4 project co-lead > CEO vogella GmbH > > Haindaalwisch 17a, 22395 Hamburg > Amtsgericht Hamburg: HRB 127058 > Geschäftsführer: Lars Vogel, Jennifer Nerlich de Vogel > USt-IdNr.: DE284122352 > Fax (040) 5247 6322, Email: [email protected], Web: > http://www.vogella.com > -- Wayne Beaton Director of Open Source Projects The Eclipse Foundation
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