GitHub

[Mark Kretschmann]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Jeff Mitchell <kde-dev at emailgoeshere.com> wrote:
>> So a contributor really can't push back into the central hub, so we'd
>> be stuck all using the same account?
>
> Yes.  When you clone your git repo that is a fork of the original,
> you're doing an indirect cone, and you don't get the proper refs set up
> so that you can push directly.  So you have to also have the main amarok
> remotes/branches to push to, which makes having your own fork a moot
> point anyways.  So if we were to use it, we'd all need to just use one
> account (but it would keep us separate through email addresses).

So in effect the "sharing an account" issue is a non-issue. We are
effectively having different accounts, if the system distinguishes us
(by our email addresses).

And if that works for Ruby on Rails, I'm sure it works for Amarok too.

-- 
Mark Kretschmann
Amarok Developer
www.kde.org - amarok.kde.org