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starting a dedicated thread for |
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https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-project/message/ec2b560480627371a7bda5c85924eddd |
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GH provides a lot of functionality for free that Gentoo infra does not cover. |
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these are particularly useful for projects that are used beyond Gentoo. |
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* release management (e.g. distfiles hosting) |
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* CI runs (e.g. GH actions) |
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* Projects for task management |
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* possibly even Discussions since it'll provide a clear/scoped space for |
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non-Gentoo users & devs. Gentoo forums are huge and require custom accts, |
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and mailing lists are huge and a bit restrictive old timey. |
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this is all orthogonal to the git content itself (objects, branches, tags, |
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etc...). those should remain in the read-only clobber mode that exists now. |
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there is no downside for Gentoo here. it's all functionality that can be |
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had for free, does not introduce any risks, and many devs are already using |
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GH heavily for Gentoo projects -- albeit, they don't do it under the Gentoo |
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umbrella, they fork it into their own personal space and maintain it there. |
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we shouldn't be forcing devs & projects away from Gentoo for such basic |
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functionality. |
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-mike |
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