On 08/06/2012 10:59 PM, Matt Wagner wrote: > Hi folks, > > Don't throw any tomatoes just yet! We've been going back and forth about > using pull requests on GitHub for a long time. I'd like to propose that > we slowly try an experiment. We've had a few outside contributions come > in through pull requests, and it's worked just fine. At the same time, > there are people who are more comfortable with sending patches to the > list. So, even though it seems like it would be nice to have everyone > work the same way, it seems like the two options aren't mutually > exclusive. > > I'm proposing that we allow people who want to use pull requests to try > it out. Send pull requests, and other people who want to try pull > requests can review them. If you don't like pull requests, don't use > them, and someone will review and push like we do today. If you're on > the fence, you can try it out, or not. > > I don't love that this would cause us to split patch discussion across > two places, but I think it's worth it as an experiment. I think it will > help us iron out any kinks, and experiment with whether this is > something we want to go forward with. I don't think forcing everyone to > switch to pull requests (especially overnight) is a good idea, nor is > ignoring the subject because it's controversial. This gets things > moving, and I hope it will be like our Fedora vs. upstream gem thing, > where trying to support both ends up making us more robust, versus > needlessly distracting us. > > I'd like to give this a try. Would anyone care to join me? > > -- Matt
I'm with you. I've been wanting to try this for a while now, but my intentions were always a bit too... grandiose and forceful :) This strikes a good balance and lets those who wish to experiment to do so.
