From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ricardo Wurmus Subject: Re: Adopt a patch! Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 22:31:29 +0200 Message-ID: <87mv5npzdq.fsf@elephly.net> References: <877ex5d555.fsf@gnu.org> <4fecd5dd.AEQAQDR72NkAAAAAAAAAAAOzWv8AAAACwQwAAAAAAAW9WABZudnG@mailjet.com> <87d16pf5x5.fsf@gnu.org> <0cd911c2-f64a-c60b-ef70-749c135a58e9@crazy-compilers.com> <87h8vw2lfz.fsf@elephly.net> <87d16k86aj.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44250) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dv88X-0006cO-Or for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:31:54 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dv88U-00032b-LQ for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:31:53 -0400 Received: from sender-of-o51.zoho.com ([135.84.80.216]:21097) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dv88U-00031n-E4 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Sep 2017 16:31:50 -0400 In-reply-to: <87d16k86aj.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Maxim Cournoyer Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Maxim Cournoyer writes: > Ricardo Wurmus writes: > >> Hartmut Goebel writes: >> >>> It is not only the work load, but also the work-flow […] This means >>> switching forth and back between mail, shell, and browser. >> […] >>> Compare it with an integrated workflow on e.g. Gitlab or github […] >> >> How does even more reliance on a browser help here? Surely, we can >> automate more things without imposing a web browser-based workflow to >> everyone. > > +1. I don think the glossy interfaces of Github & co. add much to the > table in terms of automation. If you want to test the software, you > still have to checkout a local copy of it anyway (i.e., leave the > browser). FWIW, I didn’t mean to claim that there are no problems with the email-based workflow. I just think that we should improve upon it with deliberation instead of jumping to the conclusion that Gitlab or Github would be better. -- Ricardo GPG: BCA6 89B6 3655 3801 C3C6 2150 197A 5888 235F ACAC https://elephly.net