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GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in (was: We will be moving to GitHub)

From Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in (was: We will be moving to GitHub)
Date 2016-01-03 15:43 +1100
Message-ID <mailman.192.1451796242.11925.python-list@python.org> (permalink)
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Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> writes:

> On 01/02/2016 12:02 AM, Ben Finney wrote:
> > GitHub's “pull request” workflow is entirely proprietary and can
> > only be done within GitHub.
>
> Really?  This seems like an entirely artificial github requirement.

Yes, it is.

> There's absolutely no reason why github couldn't do a pull request from
> any arbitrary, valid git url.

Right. The proprietary GitHub “pull request” has many more features
(including a code review tool and discussion thread that are
automatically tied to the pull request) which make it attractive.

The fact these features (unlike Git) are wholly proprietary, and the
valuable processes and data they generate cannot be exported and
continued easily in another instance when a community chooses, are what
makes GitHub's “pull request” an attractive nuisance.

That and other vendor-locked workflow aspects of GitHub makes it a poor
choice for communities that want to retain the option of control over
their processes and data.

-- 
 \     “Try adding “as long as you don't breach the terms of service – |
  `\          according to our sole judgement” to the end of any cloud |
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Ben Finney

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Re: We will be moving to GitHub Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 13:58 -0600
  Re: We will be moving to GitHub Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-01 12:33 -0800
    Re: We will be moving to GitHub Zachary Ware <zachary.ware+pylist@gmail.com> - 2016-01-01 14:46 -0600
      Re: We will be moving to GitHub Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-01 13:19 -0800
    Re: We will be moving to GitHub Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-01-02 18:02 +1100
    Re: We will be moving to GitHub Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 20:31 -0700
    GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in (was: We will be moving to GitHub) Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-01-03 15:43 +1100
      Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in (was: We will be moving to GitHub) Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2016-01-02 20:56 -0800
        Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-01-03 02:04 -0500
          Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2016-01-03 08:44 +0100
            Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-01-03 19:03 +1100
              Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2016-01-03 09:33 +0100
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-01-03 19:45 +1100
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 20:18 +1100
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-01-03 04:31 -0500
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-03 01:50 -0800
                Re: [python] Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in "W. Trevor King" <wking@tremily.us> - 2016-01-03 01:42 -0800
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-01-03 20:46 +1100
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 21:17 +1100
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 21:24 +1100
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-03 02:42 -0800
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 23:33 +1100
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-03 21:29 -0800
                Re: GitHub's ³pull request² is proprietary lock-in Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2016-01-04 08:02 +0100
          Re: GitHub's ©¯pull request©— is proprietary lock-in Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2016-01-03 12:51 -0800
        Re: GitHub's �pull request� is proprietary lock-in Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 08:05 -0700
        Re: GitHub's �pull request� is proprietary lock-in Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 08:14 -0700
      Re: GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in Kevin Walzer <kw@codebykevin.com> - 2016-01-03 16:58 -0500
      Re: GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in m <mvoicem@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 11:21 +0100
        Re: GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 10:41 -0700
          Re: GitHub's "pull request" is proprietary lock-in Josef Pktd <josef.pktd@gmail.com> - 2016-01-04 13:29 -0800
          Re: GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in m <mvoicem@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 01:24 +0100
    Re: GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-01-03 19:51 -0500
    Re: GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 21:16 -0700
    Re: GitHub's “pull request” is proprietary lock-in Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-01-03 23:58 -0500

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