It's not about hosting. Git is a SCM, not a wiki. And there's a good reason we have wiki software. What Hraban and I are suggesting is that using Git for wiki could be detrimental to the overall process. For many reasons, but here's a couple:
* Pull request needs to be reviewed and merged manually * Not everyone uses git * Not everyone wants a github account * Wikipedia thrives on one-time edits, and I doubt people would go all the way to clone just for that single edit * Having your web framework's homepage run on your web framework is a good thing All in all, I think this move would be a HUGE overkill for the kind of problems (vandalism) it is trying to solve. This type of problem is easily rectified by adding sysop privileges and locking pages down. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 12:29 PM, Greg Milby <[email protected]> wrote: > before this thread i did not know git even offered hosting. > if git is reliable hosting, then it would offer svn-esque features to the > website. just not sure if that is important or not(?). > > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 3:04 AM, Hraban Luyat <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> So was I :s >> >> In seriousness, though: to me, this illustrates pretty well the >> problem with github pages. When I think of having to do this the git >> way vs. clicking "edit", filling in a captcha and clicking submit, I >> just get kind of weary. Am I the only one that sees this as an actual >> hurdle for newbies and people without experience with git? >> >> Greetings, >> >> Hraban >> >> 2010/12/1 Branko Vukelic <[email protected]>: >> > I was j/k. It's a valid point. >> > >> > On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 1:30 AM, Greg Milby <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> i'm gonna have to agree with the smartass remark... o.0 >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:27 PM, Branko Vukelic <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> Just clone their repo, and make a pull request. :P >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:25 PM, Hraban Luyat <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> > Looks like they should update their website, then. If it were a wiki >> >>> > I >> >>> > would do it for them, but with it being on github pages and all... >> >>> > ;) >> >>> > >> >>> > 2010/11/30 Smartboy <[email protected]>: >> >>> >> Actually, it is, it was released under the terms of the GPLv3 a >> >>> >> while >> >>> >> ago. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Smartboy >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Hraban Luyat <[email protected]> >> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Interestingly, Cairo is actually not free software, nor open >> >>> >>> source. >> >>> >>> >> >>> >>> 2010/11/30 Smartboy <[email protected]>: >> >>> >>>> The only one I know of is Cairo Shell, here: >> >>> >>>> http://cairoshell.github.com/ >> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> That seems more like a port of their original site rather than >> >>> >>>> using >> >>> >>>> github >> >>> >>>> somehow, though. >> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> Smartboy >> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> On 11/30/2010 07:04 AM, Ben Corneau wrote: >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> Are there any well established projects that use github pages >> >>> >>>>> for >> >>> >>>>> their main site? Something to look at as an example? Most of >> >>> >>>>> that >> >>> >>>>> github projects that I have had any experience with, use github >> >>> >>>>> for >> >>> >>>>> the repo but maintain the site separately. I'm not suggesting >> >>> >>>>> that >> >>> >>>>> they're not out there, or that it's even rare, I'm just not >> >>> >>>>> familiar >> >>> >>>>> with it. >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> There's also something to be said for a web framework that uses >> >>> >>>>> itself >> >>> >>>>> as the framework for it's own website. >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> -Ben >> >>> >>>>> >> >>> >>>>> On Nov 27, 11:09 pm, Anand Chitipothu<[email protected]> >> >>> >>>>> wrote: >> >>> >>>>>> >> >>> >>>>>> I'm thinking that it will easier to manage the webpy.org >> >>> >>>>>> website if >> >>> >>>>>> we >> >>> >>>>>> move it to github and host it using github pages. The will >> >>> >>>>>> prevent >> >>> >>>>>> spam and give us better control over content. 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