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