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Re: Why Is There No Bug Tracker And Why Are Patches Sent Instead Of Pull Requests

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Andrew Ardill <andrew.ardill@gmail.com>
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Mar 1, 2012, 01:05 UTC
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On 1 March 2012 11:50, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:
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> Andrew Ardill <andrew.ardill@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Additionally, if we are not prepared to use non-Free tools, we should
>> probably stop using github. (This example is a little trite, seeing as
>> there are non-github alternatives available for grabbing the source
>> code.
>
> Just on this part.
>
> Github is not the only place to grab the source code.  Far from it.

I understand that Github is not the only place to grab the source code (maybe it was not clear that I understood that), however the point was more that even though Github is not-Free many people still use it to develop Free software (including people developing git). As Free alternatives to Github are available not many people mind too much (or so it seems).

Why do people use Github at all? Perhaps, because it provides an accessible, reliable, powerful and supported platform, with large amount of penetration in the market and some very desirable features.

I believe that JIRA in the OnDemand package offers similar benefits. Additionally, Free alternatives would still be available (the mailing list). Perhaps there is too much controversy to anoint a JIRA issue tracker as 'official', however I continue to hear people ask for a tracker, and apart from Jonathan Nieder with the Debian bug tracker see no one else putting their hands up.

In any case, I spun the instance up because nothing happens until someone does something, and if it fails then at least we have a record of trying it next time someone asks :)

I would love to see it succeed.
Regards,
Andrew Ardill
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  5. Andrew ArdillFeb 29, 2012
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