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Re: Shift to Github?
From: Jaap Keuter <jaap.keuter () xs4all nl>
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 23:40:59 +0100
On 04-03-16 20:49, Sahil Shekhawat wrote:
Hi everyone! I am new here and considering developing a plugin for gRPC protocol. Since, I am just getting started, I am wondering why haven't we shifted to Github if we are already using a web based code review system? I know that there is already a mirror but PRs are ignored there. It will help people like me. Thank you, Sahil Shekhawat
Hi,
From https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/Workflow
Q: Why does the project use Gerrit (why not e.g. GitHub)? A: Git allows projects to choose from several typical workflows for collaboration. One is the dictator and lieutenants model followed by the Linux project, where the first line of integration is done by a selected set of developers (lieutenants) responsible for functional areas of the code and the final integrator is the dictator. GitHub emphasizes the social aspect of development and helps this model by implementing pull request and merge based collaboration. In the Wireshark development model on the other hand, functional-area-based code ownership is not very strong and every Core Developer tends to review any kind of change. Gerrit helps in implementing exactly this kind of workflow, where integration is done by peer-review. It is worth noting that in peer-review based integration there is no similar role to the dictator who can be a bottleneck sometimes. Her/his part of role is implemented by Gerrit itself. Gerrit is used by other big projects (LibreOffice, Android, etc.) with similar development structure. Thanks, Jaap ___________________________________________________________________________ Sent via: Wireshark-dev mailing list <wireshark-dev () wireshark org> Archives: https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev Unsubscribe: https://wireshark.org/mailman/options/wireshark-dev mailto:wireshark-dev-request () wireshark org?subject=unsubscribe
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