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Kind regards, Kirk > On Jun 7, 2018, at 4:23 PM, Geertjan Wielenga > <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > We’re using GitHub as a convenience, thanks to GitBox. But there’s no > requirement to use GitHub except that since it’s possible it’s popular > because everyone knows GitHub. But we could use whatever Apache enables us > to use. > > Gj > > On Thursday, June 7, 2018, Emilian Bold <emilian.b...@protonmail.ch> wrote: > >> In theory. In practice we never saw a patch being discussed on the mailing >> list. >> >> Without GitHub you cannot comment on PRs, you cannot +1. You cannot create >> a new PR. >> >> --emi >> >> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >> >> On 7 June 2018 3:45 PM, Mark Struberg <strub...@yahoo.de.INVALID> wrote: >> >>> To be honest I don't get why someone would require a github account. >>> >>> Just clone our ASF git repo. Technically it makes no difference where >> from. Might be from ASF, github or even your neighbour,.. >>> >>> The sha1 are everywhere the same anyway (if the clone is up2date). >>> >>> Then you do your changes, create a patch etc. And send a pull request. I >> personally even prefer creating the patch via git-format-patch and then >> attaching it to either JIRA or send it directly to the mailing list for >> review. That's how we always did work in the past and it still works like a >> charm! >>> >>> In many cases it's even way cleaner than via github (no spread channels >> etc). >>> >>> You could also just point to your repo (hosted on bitbucket, >> sourceforge, your private server, whatever) and the maintainer could >> git-fetch+merge from there. That's how GIT was intended to be used even. >>> >>> LieGrue, >>> >>> strub >>> >>>> Am 07.06.2018 um 09:20 schrieb Jan Lahoda lah...@gmail.com: >>>> >>>> Hi Emilian, >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 8:33 AM, Emilian Bold >> emilian.b...@protonmail.ch >>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think we need to plan a separate contribution workflow without >> GitHub >>>>> >>>>> (see my other thread 'How to participate in Apache NetBeans without a >>>>> >>>>> GitHub account?'). >>>>> >>>>> Right now we are tied to GitHub and it's impossible to be involved in >>>>> >>>>> anything without jumping onto GitHub. >>>> >>>> Not sure if (or why) it is impossible to be involved without GitHub. >> AFAIK >>>> >>>> anyone can subscribe to this mailing list, checkout from the Git repo >> on >>>> >>>> Apache: >>>> >>>> https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf?p=incubator-netbeans.git >>>> >>>> and send patches to this mailing list. (Or maybe links to patches, if >> this >>>> >>>> list strips attachments.) >>>> >>>> My view is that we are using GitHub because it is more convenient. >>>> >>>> Jan >>>> >>>>> There is a high change of some contributors avoiding NetBeans if we >> are >>>>> >>>>> GitHub-only. >>>>> >>>>> Demoting GitHub to a plain git remote is fine. We need to take care >> of PRs >>>>> >>>>> (code review / comments). >>>>> >>>>> --emi >>>>> >>>>> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ >>>>> >>>>> On 7 June 2018 9:08 AM, Christian Lenz christian.l...@gmx.net wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Do any of you know the plans of MS? No, so please wait and don’t be >>>>>> >>>>>> worry and make an Solutions, for Problems. That we Maybe not have. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> >>>>>> Von: Marc Beck >>>>>> >>>>>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 6. Juni 2018 21:10 >>>>>> >>>>>> An: dev@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>>>> >>>>>> Betreff: Microsoft buys GitHub >>>>>> >>>>>> Amen to that. Something I have been telling for so long. >>>>>> >>>>>> In fact I can't remember a single thing M$ came up by themselves. >> They >>>>>> >>>>>> always bought stole, or equivalent. Even the initial CP-M is not >>>>>> >>>>>> something >>>>>> >>>>>> B.G. did come up with himself. >>>>>> >>>>>> When people, around 2000 (XP) decided to stop writing anything that >>>>>> >>>>>> could be >>>>>> >>>>>> directly used by them it dried out. They got all the wizzes >> together and >>>>>> >>>>>> came up with a big flop (of which a very simplified run down >> version we >>>>>> >>>>>> know >>>>>> >>>>>> under Vista). >>>>>> >>>>>> Ergo why they bought GitHub: they are desperate for new material >>>>>> >>>>>> Just my $.02 >>>>>> >>>>>> From: Chuck Davis [mailto:cjgun...@gmail.com] >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2018 1:20 PM >>>>>> >>>>>> To: dev@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>>>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Microsoft buys GitHub >>>>>> >>>>>> Do we need to be reminded that IBM had a 32 bit desktop OS a year >> and a >>>>>> >>>>>> half before MS could muster one up? They finally (20 years late) >> gave >>>>>> >>>>>> Windows 10 users two huge benefits millions of us have been >> enjoying for >>>>>> >>>>>> more that 20 years: virtual desktops (a VERY clumsy implementation >> to be >>>>>> >>>>>> sure) and a usable command prompt window. >>>>>> >>>>>> Even at this time they are using their ridiculous "software >> patents" to >>>>>> >>>>>> prevent innovation and hold back the advance of the industry. >>>>>> >>>>>> Microsoft is and always has been a poison to technology. >> Everything they >>>>>> >>>>>> have has been acquired either through purchasing or bankrupting the >>>>>> >>>>>> innovator. >>>>>> >>>>>> There's a lot of stuff on GitHub MS can now steal and market like >> they >>>>>> >>>>>> invented it...welcome to the Windows World. They've never invented >>>>>> >>>>>> anything but they sure know how to market other people's >> innovations. >>>>>> >>>>>> The sooner NB liberates itself from GitHub the better off we'll >> be. If >>>>>> >>>>>> Git >>>>>> >>>>>> is the tool of choice I say let Apache set up it's own Git >> repositories >>>>>> >>>>>> for >>>>>> >>>>>> Apache projects. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jun 6, 2018 at 12:46 AM, Tim Boudreau niftin...@gmail.com >> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Honestly, when I think of Microsoft, I think of the immeasurable >> harm >>>>>> >>>>>> they >>>>>> >>>>>>> did to progress in computing. There was going to be a PC on every >>>>>>> >>>>>>> desktop >>>>>> >>>>>>> regardless. They just ensured that PC ran a horrifically flawed, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> vulnerable, broken by design OS. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>>>> >>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: >> dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>>>> >>>>>> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>>> >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: >> dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>>>> >>>>> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >>>>> >>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >>> >>> -- >>> >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>> >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >>> >>> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >>> >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org >> >> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
