From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:46:54 GMT
Subject: Re: Git ticket / issue tracking ERA: Git shouldn't allow to push a new branch called HEAD
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In-Reply-To: <1321977372.3289.38.camel@mastroc3.mobc3.local>

Daniele Segato <daniele.bilug@gmail.com> writes:

> Let me explain my idea with an example:
>
> An issue is discussed, a bug is acknowledged and a proposed solution is
> discussed, this all happen in the mailing list, like it always has.
>
> Someone in the "git management" (the one that usually choose how git
> should evolve) open a ticket, copy the relevant part of the mailing list
> (or link to the discussion in the archive) and (optionally) place the
> bug / feature / enhancement into a roadmap / milestone

This step I wouldn't buy, if you count me as part of "management".

But I suspect that curation of issues, prodding parties involved and
closing inactive/stale ones can be done by volunteer project secretaries
without requiring an authority to choose how git should evolve.

cf. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.version-control.git/110117/focus=110129