[Openstack] Why are we using github again?

Sandy Walsh sandy.walsh at RACKSPACE.COM
Sat Aug 27 00:17:46 UTC 2011


How is this: http://wiki.openstack.org/GerritWorkflow
Better than this: http://wiki.openstack.org/LifeWithBzrAndLaunchpad

At the last summit, we said it wasn't a bzr vs git issue but, rather, a workflow issue. People hated LP and loved github. But now it seems we're only using github for git.

An open source project lives and dies by its contributors. I think this is like putting up a large stone wall with a sign on it that says "Stay out". At least with LP, it was easy enough that people could dip their toe in.

$0.02

-S

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From: openstack-bounces+sandy.walsh=rackspace.com at lists.launchpad.net [openstack-bounces+sandy.walsh=rackspace.com at lists.launchpad.net] on behalf of Josh Kearney [josh at jk0.org]
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 2:51 PM
To: Johannes Erdfelt
Cc: openstack at lists.launchpad.net
Subject: Re: [Openstack] Why are we using github again?

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Either we should use github or we shouldn't (until it meets our requirements).

On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:29 PM, Johannes Erdfelt <johannes at erdfelt.com> wrote:

> I'm struggling to find a reason why the Openstack project is using
> github.
>
> The use of Gerrit and other tools has reduced github to being just a
> pretty way to view a git repository.
>
> We can't use the github workflow of forking the repository, since that
> confuses the tools for Gerrit. There's workarounds, but they are
> awkward.
>
> We can't use pull requests since we have Gerrit for that purpose.
>
> We can't use bug tracking since we have Launchpad for that purpose.
>
> So what value is github bringing to the development process?
>
> I'll tell you that it's confusing to say we're using github, except for
> all of the features it provides beyond a web interface to view the
> repository.
>
> It seems like Openstack could host it's own git repository and avoid a
> lot of confusion to the people expecting github style workflow.
>
> JE
>
>
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