On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:06 PM, John Marino <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2/13/2014 15:48, Michael Neumann wrote: >> >> >> Am 13.02.2014 15:26, schrieb Antonio Huete Jimenez: >>> Hi Michael, >>> >>> Honestly I don't see any compelling reasons in your email for us to >>> switch to Github. But I'd be interested in knowing what are those >>> collaboration barriers you see in Redmine. >> >> Hm, the visual experience on github is IMHO the main aspect for me. And >> it's simplicity. You can use markup language to format the issue. > > Unfortunately it's too simple. > The inability to add an attachment is a non-starter. > And frankly, the "markdown by default" causes a lot of problems. > Everytime somebody pastes in a script with "#" as comments, and don't > know to set it as a block of code, it turns into gigantic headlines. > Just a PITA. > > *IF* there was good attachment system and if markdown was "opt-in", then > maybe there would be a discussion. > > Btw, DPorts issues are handled at GitHub. > > John
Also Markdown is broken and has many issues. Wikicreole or Restructured text are options that don't make you face syntax issues or deficiencies. I'm sorry but not everything Github does is right. For example they're making ui changes but not upgrading their openssh version to a modern one.
