I confess I don't completely understand the details/changes here
"either the ASF repository system (gitbox.apache.org) OR GitHub for your development and code pushes"
unless you can mix-and-match, in case anyone does not want to forced to have a GH account. gitbox.apache.org says "will be granted write-access on both services (gitbox and github)" if you have your GH account linked to your Apache account (which I do).
The other unclarity is what happens about JIRA integration. We have managed to get people to use JIRA so whatever we may think about it at a technical level, we do have as a communication path. The Q has been asked on the infra list but no response yet. The text about either service sort of hints that that if there is an integration, it works on both access points.
JIRA is useful during a release to find changes since last time. Obviously, GH issues and labels can be used for that but we need to set that up. There again, a clearout of old dead stuff would not be so bad!
We have a release sometime soon (ish, maybe, whatever) and I think my only issue is controlling the switchover point in time, sooner is better, and otherwise we do it and see what happens.
For workflow, if we have to fix on one tailored to GH or gitbox.a.o, shall we go GH? If it's both, we can start being more GH on our own timescales.
Thoughts? Let's discuss for a few days and if nothing arises, run the vote. Andy But please, not go back to SVN :-) On 09/12/2018 20:47, Andy Seaborne wrote:
[IF YOUR PROJECT DOES NOT HAVE GIT REPOSITORIES ON GIT-WIP-US PLEASE DISREGARD THIS EMAIL; IT WAS MASS-MAILED TO ALL APACHE PROJECTS] Hello Apache projects, I am writing to you because you may have git repositories on the git-wip-us server, which is slated to be decommissioned in the coming months. All repositories will be moved to the new gitbox service which includes direct write access on github as well as the standard ASF commit access via gitbox.apache.org. ## Why this move? ## The move comes as a result of retiring the git-wip service, as the hardware it runs on is longing for retirement. In lieu of this, we have decided to consolidate the two services (git-wip and gitbox), to ease the management of our repository systems and future-proof the underlying hardware. The move is fully automated, and ideally, nothing will change in your workflow other than added features and access to GitHub. ## Timeframe for relocation ## Initially, we are asking that projects voluntarily request to move their repositories to gitbox, hence this email. The voluntary timeframe is between now and January 9th 2019, during which projects are free to either move over to gitbox or stay put on git-wip. After this phase, we will be requiring the remaining projects to move within one month, after which we will move the remaining projects over. To have your project moved in this initial phase, you will need: - Consensus in the project (documented via the mailing list) - File a JIRA ticket with INFRA to voluntarily move your project repos over to gitbox (as stated, this is highly automated and will take between a minute and an hour, depending on the size and number of your repositories) To sum up the preliminary timeline; - December 9th 2018 -January 9th 2019: Voluntary (coordinated) relocation - January 9th -February 6th: Mandated (coordinated) relocation - February 7th: All remaining repositories are mass migrated. This timeline may change to accommodate various scenarios. ## Using GitHub with ASF repositories ## When your project has moved, you are free to use either the ASF repository system (gitbox.apache.org) OR GitHub for your development and code pushes. To be able to use GitHub, please follow the primer at: https://reference.apache.org/committer/github We appreciate your understanding of this issue, and hope that your project can coordinate voluntarily moving your repositories in a timely manner. All settings, such as commit mail targets, issue linking, PR notification schemes etc will automatically be migrated to gitbox as well. With regards, Daniel on behalf of ASF Infra. PS:For inquiries, please reply to us...@infra.apache.org, not your project's dev list :-).