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Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:30:34 -0800
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Subject: Re: [proposal] Moving to Git
From: Brian LeRoux <b@brian.io>
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On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 2:32 AM, Ross Gardler
<rgardler@opendirective.com> wrote:
> On 26 November 2011 22:12, Ross Gardler <rgardler@opendirective.com> wrot=
e:
>> As a result (and because another mentor has
>> stepped up to support my position) I'm willing to make a case to
>> infrastructure for you to move to Git ASAP, but I have two conditions be=
fore
>> I make that request.
>>
>> The first is that all mentors on this project support my proposal.
>
> All mentors have now supported this proposal, so it's over to the committ=
ers ...
>
>> The second condition is that the team=A0ensure that the documentation ov=
er on
>> the CouchDB project reflects the process that this project will follow i=
n
>> managing the canonical repository here at the ASF. I want it to describe=
 how
>> you will manage committer contributions, non-committer contributions, IP
>> review, releases and whatever else is important to your project.
>> I'm not really interested in the nitty gritty of the processes, we'll wo=
rk
>> that out in practice. What I want is a document that convinces me that t=
here
>> will be a single canonical repository for the community to engage with.=
=A0If I
>> am confident you can use Git in an Apache Way style process then I'm wil=
ling
>> to make the case to infrastructure, and if necessary, the board. I'm
>> reasonably sure that if you can convince me and the other mentors here t=
hen
>> we can convince the infrastructure team.
>> Since you are in the incubator and I know nothing of your current govern=
ance
>> and I don't know if it is close or distant from the Apache Way. On the
>> CouchDB list I have posted some comments from an ASF project member whic=
h
>> defines the process they use in a git-svn environment (they came from Gi=
t
>> when they came to the ASF). This mail will, hopefully, =A0be a useful st=
arting
>> point (or maybe its all covered in the wiki page already).
>> See=A0http://markmail.org/thread/q43mto5emnhpej2k
>> Taking off my mentor hat for a moment and putting on my VP Community
>> Development hat I will use this document, and what I learn from this
>> incubation project, to help ensure that Git can be used successfully
>> alongside SVN in Apache projects.
>> However, please understand that even after all this I cannot guarantee t=
hat
>> infrastructure will agree to allow you to move to Git. However, I am
>> confident enough to be willing to spend some of my time on it, hopefully=
 you
>> will be too.
>> Are mentors OK with this?
>> Are committers OK with this as a way forwards?=A0Do the committers have =
any
>> questions or observations?
>> Ross
>
>
>
> --
> Ross Gardler (@rgardler)
> Programme Leader (Open Development)
> OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
>