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


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