On 17/04/2019 16:57, Jeremy Huntwork wrote: > On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 12:50 AM Pierre Labastie > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Problem is I do not know how to transfer the author name to the svn repo: >> I've >> tried with a "git svn" repo, but it does not transfer the author name! After >> this try (r4098), your name was not even mentioned in the commit message, and >> I felt very bad about that. Fortunately, I've been able to amend the message >> with svnadmin. But still you do not appear as the author. > > Thanks, I appreciate that effort, but it really doesn't bother me. > >> Next time, I'll use a regular svn repo, and copy the full git log message, so >> that at least your name appears... >> >> Well, maybe you could acquire (or you already have) commit rights to the >> linuxfromscratch repo? I do not think I can grant you those rights, but why >> not asking Bruce? >> >> You could then commit patches, and I would mail to alfs-discuss if I wanted >> to >> modify something, or modify them myself (for example for trivial typos, or >> mandatory fixes in the rare cases when something is broken), and same in the >> other direction of course! > > I'll think about that. I honestly don't know how much time I am able > to spend on this, it really just started as a bit of poking around. > > You mentioned you use git locally - what prevents you from moving the > source to a public git repo, like on Github or Gitlab and > collaborating there? That would seem to make things easier. >
Actually, there are a couple of things which restrain myself from doing so: - I'm not sure of the legal status of jhalfs. Normally it is GPLv2, but the license refers to a "copyright holder", and I am not sure who is the "copyright holder". There is nothing in the files. As long as it is hosted on svn.linuxfromscratch.org, I think it is Gerard's and/or Bruce's problem. If I host it elsewhere, I do not know... - Synchronizing the public git repo and the svn repo on svn.linuxfromscratch.org may not be very easy. It'll certainly take some of my time, which is not extensible... - I make a lot of mistakes on my private repo, which I wouldn't like other people to see (half serious :) But they are pros, of course: - easier collaboration: retain original authors, even if they do not do the "push" themselves; ease of branching and merging; flexible workflows (PR, direct push, patches) - access to a lot of possibilities offered by the infrastructure - ... So I may go for it at some point, but not now, and only when I am sure about the legal implications. Pierre - -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/alfs-discuss FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
