Dan Andreescu <[email protected]> wrote: >> > [...]
>> > The point I'm trying to make is that the problems with Gerrit are not >> > problems with Gerrit, but actually problems with Git itself. If you can't >> > handle the basics of Gerrit, it's because you don't know how to use Git. >> > And at that point I don't see how GitHub is going to make things that >> much >> > easier anyway. >> ACK. Also I think, if you have mastered the MediaWiki code- >> base to a degree where you can submit a patch, its actual >> submission will be the least problem you've encountered :-). > I disagree and I have a very simple counter-point. Gerrit makes it > basically impossible to work in a git-flow style ( > http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/). From what I > understand, rebasing and good branching strategies like git-flow simply > don't get along. > [...] You're changing topics here. Tyler addressed the question whether a contributor knows how to use Git, you whether he is content with MediaWiki's development workflow. A con- tributor couldn't even participate in the latter's discus- sion if he isn't a (rather experienced) Git user. I seri- ously doubt that developers can't submit their patches just because MediaWiki uses master for development and not next or pu or develop or ... Tim _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
