Re: [boost] [git] Why are we using Github (was: The any library does not pull cleanly because of a forced update on develop and

Subject: Re: [boost] [git] Why are we using Github (was: The any library does not pull cleanly because of a forced update on develop and
From: Cox, Michael (mhcox_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-12 14:19:18

On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Niall Douglas <s_sourceforge_at_[hidden]>wrote:

> On 12 Dec 2013 at 11:00, Beman Dawes wrote:
>
> > > Before considering moving to Bitbucket, I recommend simply asking
> the
> > > Github team whether it's possible to add restrictions on a case
> by
> > > case basis.
> >
> > +1
>
> I think such special casing unlikely - being able to overwrite
> history is sometimes essential [1] which is why Github allows it, and
> it
> is expected that git users know not to do it except as an absolute
> last
> resort because it buggers everyone with a copy of that branch in
> their
> clones. BTW if you DO do it, you're expected to preannounce the fact
> to a
> dev mailing list with sufficient notice and put it in big letters in
> the
> docs and changelog.
>
+1

But I think that thought needs to be expressed somewhere on the
web-site/official policy.

Michael