Re: [gentoo-project] Gentoo, GitHub, and the Social Contract

[Ciaran McCreesh]

On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 01:35:40 +0300
Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@g.o> wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 22:31:48 +0000 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> > On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 23:23:48 +0100
> > Alexander Berntsen <bernalex@g.o> wrote:
> > > On 14/02/15 23:13, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> > > > That's how Git works.
> > >
> > > Consider contributors (Gentoo developers or not) that want to
> > > submit patches to a project. They should have access to the
> > > primary repository (git or not), and be able to contribute
> > > without being forced to use proprietary software. This is
> > > incredibly easy to facilitate, so I don't expect us to have a
> > > problem related to github and our social mission here.
> >
> > What if their ISP runs proprietary software to manage its network?
> > Will Gentoo accept patches by pigeon? (Obviously the postal service
> > can't be relied upon to not use proprietary software.)
>
> One should not confuse transparent data transmission mediator and
> active data management engine required to create, submit or
> apply changes.

What's the difference between connecting to a proprietary Git server
over an open network stack, and connecting to an open Git server over a
proprietary network stack?

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh