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Re: moving mg from salsa to github?



On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 05:33:51PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Sat, 2020-02-15 at 18:26 +0100, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 05:02:03PM +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2020-02-15 at 14:16 +0100, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> > > > Hi folks,
> > > > 
> > > > I am maintainer for mg, currently on salsa. Problem is, upstream
> > > > doesn't release tar balls anymore, but moved the code to github.
> > > > No tags.
> > > > 
> > > > How can I tell Salsa? Should I drop the upstream and pristine-tar
> > > > branches on Salsa and integrate the repository on github?
> > > 
> > > Yes.
> > 
> > Euh ...
> >
> > > > Would you suggest to move the debian part to github instead?
> > > 
> > > I think you should keep the packaging repository on Salsa, because
> > > Debian contributors generally have accounts there while some do not
> > > want to use (or are not allowed to use) Github.
> > 
> > I do read that as the above 'Yes.' should be a 'No.'
> 
> I'm interpreting "integrate" as "merge from".  If it means moving to
> Github, why would the *next* sentence say "move ... to github instead"?

To me is packaging having a copy of upstream  and its tarball releases.
Hence I don't understand the 'Yes.' on "Should I drop upstream an pristine-tar"

Anyway:  I do hope that Original Poster  has its question answered.


Groeten
Geert Stappers
-- 
Leven en laten leven


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