
\summary{2015}{10}{18}


\agendaitem{Github and attitudes}
\index{github}

Reference: \agoref{gentoo-project}{4929c54fc37dee78cdff606d4d9cb030}

A lengthy discussion touching diverse topics ensued. In the end the
following resolution was accepted with 4 yes votes, 0 no, 0 
abstentions, and 1 lack of response:

\vote{The Gentoo council encourages contributions to Gentoo via manyfold
ways. However, it also recognizes that the usage of Github, being a
closed-source service, poses the danger of data lock-in and should not
be preferred. The question has been posed whether the current usage of
Github is in line with the Gentoo social contract- a question still
open to interpretation.
With this background the council asks for implementation of
\begin{itemize}
 \item 
 the two-way mirroring of Github pull requests to bugzilla (including
  comments and patches)
 \item
 the public archiving of Github repository e-mail notifications
 \item
 and the mirroring of Github pull request git branches on Gentoo
  infrastructure 
\end{itemize}
or functionally equivalent alternatives. The council believes that
this should suffice for all developers to dispell doubts about
adherence to the Gentoo social contract.}{4 yes votes, 0 no, 0 
abstentions, and 1 lack of response}

