From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ramkumar Ramachandra Subject: Re: Reviews on mailing-list Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:56:48 +0530 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: git@vger.kernel.org, Junio C Hamano , Shawn Pearce To: =?UTF-8?Q?Deniz_T=C3=BCrkoglu?= X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Nov 11 08:27:52 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.180.67]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1TXRxO-0007YZ-Ry for gcvg-git-2@plane.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:27:51 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751226Ab2KKH1L convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:27:11 -0500 Received: from mail-wi0-f170.google.com ([209.85.212.170]:54685 "EHLO mail-wi0-f170.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751188Ab2KKH1K convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sun, 11 Nov 2012 02:27:10 -0500 Received: by mail-wi0-f170.google.com with SMTP id hm9so1540853wib.1 for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:27:08 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ljuaCEPASSrqL4Szqa+qqtPUZbEYkliGMdZ8pcg1VzU=; b=Ls4g1+AAAn74AwEv8Mr1DxErxYT2SIhVZPGLoOaHlXuNVTysBKD85T6Vrm/lbUjdqk r1LEeYRBMFFWSNnAEba6HrGxPzzfk8Lks72OjFUzZ5gRKe3tLPGMRoCNJsKo7lOazspY wQG2Pefq/YKDEpD4JkUDN+8nmoEN4Dmv+hlSyT0MzkkV3JpfGxs8C4g06HVNj9UKMC6I vBTNKvaSGSdkA9Iz12tonInUVIZWK161uUBL6F5hJUVi3OxUC8hZZXn2CJeUznxp+K88 ezRcQCLxzy/D2uoQGuR2HlqMX0SAC4SeAIVZPFHYpYKMhBKDBF/UmykeTnPvjKfNiL92 BsQQ== Received: by 10.180.95.201 with SMTP id dm9mr9838889wib.3.1352618828686; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:27:08 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.217.61.2 with HTTP; Sat, 10 Nov 2012 23:26:48 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Deniz T=C3=BCrkoglu wrote: > I have spoken to Shawn Pearce (gerrit project lead, google) and he > said he is OK with hosting the gerrit instance. > > I would like to hear your thoughts on this. I personally think email is by far the best interface for patches, reviews, and discussions. Git patches are very high-volume, and not everyone can read everything. People should have the flexibility to choose the client they'd like to use to read patches and follow-ups; the freedom to use a scriptable client like Gnus is very important to me. Primarily, I want people to be able to: 1. Choose what to read, by scripting Gnus to score email that they'd likely find relevant. 2. Try out new patches on the list, by assigning one keybinding to git-am a series. 3. Display email the way they like. Many email clients have features to run filters through emails. 4. Read patches/ follow-ups offline, while travelling (on a phone, for instance). The GMail app, for instance, downloads mails for offline viewing. 5. Interact with other lists seamlessly (the kernel list, for instance). Email is a universal interface on which lists can be CC'ed easily. I'm not attacking a specific web interface, but I don't see how any of the following would be possible even with the most advanced web interface. Besides, nobody has made a proper case for using one. Therefore, I'm strongly opposed to the move. Ram