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Re: Use of dev/ branches in Gitlab and GSOC
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Han-Wen Nienhuys |
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Re: Use of dev/ branches in Gitlab and GSOC |
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Wed, 31 May 2023 15:01:15 +0200 |
On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 5:12 AM Carl Sorensen <carl.d.sorensen@gmail.com>
wrote:
> After reading all of this, I believe I should recommend to Jason that he
> not have his gsoc repository be on the main GitLab repository for two
> reasons: 1) We really want the dev/ branches on GitLab to be used only for
> merge requests; and 2) We want the dev/ branches on GitLab to be temporary,
> but GSOC wants a permanent repository of the student's work.
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> Am I making a mistake in giving Jason this advice? I'd welcome any
> comments.
>
I think you are right. Creating a fork is slightly more cognitive overhead,
but it's not prohibitive, and if GSOC wants a permanent home for work that
is not merged, then the fork is the right place.
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Han-Wen Nienhuys - hanwenn@gmail.com - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen