From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from filtteri1.pp.htv.fi (filtteri1.pp.htv.fi [213.243.153.184]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F18D3C3D6 for ; Fri, 1 May 2015 19:18:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by filtteri1.pp.htv.fi (Postfix) with ESMTP id 78EF821B80F; Fri, 1 May 2015 20:18:59 +0300 (EEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at pp.htv.fi Received: from smtp6.welho.com ([213.243.153.40]) by localhost (filtteri1.pp.htv.fi [213.243.153.184]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id mXccK7hNJXPI; Fri, 1 May 2015 20:18:54 +0300 (EEST) Received: from fuloong-minipc (91-145-91-118.bb.dnainternet.fi [91.145.91.118]) by smtp6.welho.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 88C9D5BC004; Fri, 1 May 2015 20:18:54 +0300 (EEST) Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 20:18:54 +0300 From: Aaro Koskinen To: Neil Horman Message-ID: <20150501171854.GC595@fuloong-minipc.musicnaut.iki.fi> References: <20150501164512.GB27756@hmsreliant.think-freely.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20150501164512.GB27756@hmsreliant.think-freely.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) Cc: "dev@dpdk.org" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] GitHub sandbox for the DPDK community X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: patches and discussions about DPDK List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 May 2015 17:19:00 -0000 Hi, On Fri, May 01, 2015 at 12:45:12PM -0400, Neil Horman wrote: > > - GitHub manages the patches via pull requests and can be easily seen > > via a web browser. > > - The down side is you do have to use a web browser to do some work, but > > the bulk of the everyday work would be done as it is today. > > - I think we all have a web browser now :-) > Yes, but as you said above, using a web browser doesn't make reviewing patches > faster. In fact, I would assert that it slows the process down, as it > prevents quick, easy command line access to patch review (as you have with a > properly configured MUA). That seems like we're going in the opposite > direction of at least one problem we would like to solve. I agree. Having a web browser interface for reviews etc. is acceptable only if people can still continue to use e-mail if they prefer. I don't know how github works in this regard but patches should still appear on the mailing list and it should be still possible to comment them via mailing list. A.