On 27-05-2014 17:36, Mark Rotteveel wrote: > On 27-5-2014 20:19, Dmitry Yemanov wrote: >>> (several projects are on github and it's is a lot easier to >>> contribute : MariaDB , Postgresql ...) >> >> How is it easier to contribute? You either have commmit rights or not. > > That is not true. Especially Github makes contributing a lot simpler for > users or people with an itch to scratch. A user can clone your > repository, make some changes and then issue a pull-request to Firebird. > Developers can then evaluate the change and merge it into the > repository. This is a lot simpler and requires less effort then manual > patch files. > > At the same time, Github provides pretty powerful communication tools > (eg commenting on commits, linking issues with commits, etc) + support > for nicely formatted documentation straight from the repository > (although this is also supported by source forge, see for example: > http://sourceforge.net/p/firebird/code/HEAD/tree/client-java/trunk/src/documentation/faq.md > > ) >
Agreed, but Firebird tree is cloned by me in https://github.com/asfernandes/firebird/ and the first pull request I received was some days ago, by a mistake of an user... Adriano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The best possible search technologies are now affordable for all companies. Download your FREE open source Enterprise Search Engine today! Our experts will assist you in its installation for $59/mo, no commitment. Test it for FREE on our Cloud platform anytime! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=145328191&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
