Hi, On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Bertrand Delacretaz < [email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Werner Keil <[email protected]> > wrote: > > ...I > > can't say, how much sense it makes for the API repos to be migrated, so > > maybe putting "data" to Git could be a good idea... > > IMO if someone wants to move Devicemap to Git (with the main Git repo > staying at apache.org as required) then move everything: code, data, > the whole lot. Having some pieces in Git and some in svn would be a > pain (except for the http://incubator.apache.org/devicemap/ which can > currently only managed in svn). > > > ...This sounds interesting: https://git-wip-us.apache.org/#git-at-apache > ... > > Those docs are not fully in sync with the reality IMO - Git support at > Apache is production-level, and many projects are using it [1] so no > worries switching but I don't have time to do the work myself right > now. Unless someone here can help directly, best would be to ask on > the [email protected] for pointers on how to do the switch. > I haven't done such a switch myself so far. > > Does that mean, we'd have to stick with SVN till graduation? > > ...Though I suppose "Non-Committers" are still people who need to sign > the > > Apache Contributor Agreement first, am I right?... > > Signing the http://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.txt is required to > become a committer, but contributions can be accepted from anyone > provided that they are voluntary and that the project does due > diligence about the contribution's intellectual property. IANAL but > small bits of device data are certainly fine provided they're not > "stolen" from another project. > > That sounds fair, until a web or service based approach can be found, it seems best to fix JIRA (make it possible to all or most committers to manage a ticket, probably a marker for things like "device data" vs. "API") then committers may apply patches or suggestions for better device data in JIRA. > And if people contribute regularly they should sign an iCLA and become > committers. The PMC is free to elect whoever they want as committers, > the ASF does not specify how that happens. > > HTH, > -Bertrand > > [1] https://delicious.com/bdelacretaz/asf,git > Regards, Werner
