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

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 master)
From: Daniel James (daniel_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-12-18 07:29:52

On 18 December 2013 07:55, Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> On the other hand, many other projects are using
> gerrit,
> where contributors clone locally, made changes and then push to a special
> magic
> ref on a server, which creates online review. Contributors of course can
> share
> their changes by pushing them to other repositories, but in the end, you end
> up
> with a clean logical patches to the official repository.

I have no experience with gerrit, but I worry about server maintenance
- Trac is neglected nowadays, and I had to upgrade the wordpress
installation on the server to close some serious security holes in
older versions.