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

[Michał Górny]

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.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny