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

[Andrew Savchenko]

On Sun, 15 Feb 2015 06:54:34 +0100 Michał Górny wrote:
> Dnia 2015-02-15, o godz. 01:35:40
> Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@g.o> napisał(a):
>
> > 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.
>
> Please don't forget to request the contributor to sign a statement that
> he didn't use proprietary text editor and/or git front-end.
 
1. Failure of text editor or git frontend can't hinder development
process seriously since other alternatives may be used.

2. My guess is that most people don't use proprietary editors or
git frontends in order to contribute to Gentoo, so this discussion
becomes mostly philosophical rather than practical.

Best regards,
Andrew Savchenko