At the risk of sounding curt - search the mailing list archive, we've been discussing this for a *long* time, including a thread that was active in just the last couple days. We're looking into moving to git (not necessaily github, but possibly), it's just a large task (and there maaaaaay be a bit of bikeshedding going on ;)
Most of the developers can't stand using Launchpad, so I don't think you'll have to wait all *that* long ;) On Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 01:03:04PM -0500, Eric Dahlseng wrote: > Hello, > > I like the recent progress that’s been made with Kicad! To see so many > advanced features in an open-source project is remarkable. I look forward to > being able to contribute to the project myself soon! > > I’ve noticed that Kicad isn’t using Github to host the project, but is > instead using Launchpad. I’m sure that this is a complex situation—could > explain why Launchpad is used? The reason I ask is that I believe that > Github is a lot more user friendly, especially for newcomers, and I think > that the project would benefit from an easier start to getting involved. Is > there a plan for moving over to Github soon? What’s limiting that > transition, and is there any way that I could help with such a move? > > Best regards, > Eric > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : kicad-developers@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
