Re: Gitlab Migration

[Dmitry Gutov]

On 26.08.2021 22:41, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > On 26.08.2021 20:59, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
> > > Many
> > > don't use mail at all for development, and all they're used to is the
> > > GitLab/Hub way of doing it.
> >
> > Email is used by virtually everyone (for example, to receive
> > notifications about others' actions or messages), what's "unusual" for
> > many is sending patches over email. Or inlining them in comments/messages.
>
> No, Lars is right: I've heard quite a lot of people saying that they
> feel uneasy to write email messages.

While there are as many habits as there are people, perhaps we should 
interpret it more like "write a first email message", to a particular 
mailing list.

There is a whole list of worries a polite and careful person can 
associate with that.

> > > So it's easier for them -- it feels safe and familiar for them to do
> > > development by clicking around in a web browser.
> >
> > We also have a bunch of formal rules for submissions which tend to seem
> > intimidating. A CI with an automated checker running against all PRs can
> > alleviate that problem.
>
> Automation can alleviate only some of the violations, a minority IME.
> For example, there's no automation known to me that can fix the commit
> log entry format.
>
> But anyway, what prevents us from having those same checkers running
> on our machines as part of "git am"?

The point is, someone who has never contributed before can more easily 
see all bugs/PRs/discussions from the outside, and when they file a PR, 
see the checks succeed or fail (with specific complaints and 
recommendations) without having to involve a live person.

The ability to avoid bothering anyone directly (and risk a negative 
reception) can help avoid some of the worries.