[Kde-scm-interest] Re: Request regarding Git branches

[Ben Cooksley]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Johannes Sixt <j.sixt at viscovery.net> wrote:
> Am 12/20/2010 9:47, schrieb Ben Cooksley:
>> This is (part of) the access control that Gitolite, the software
>> powering git.kde.org is using.
>>
>> C           = Create repository
>> RW        = Read, Write (excludes force)
>> RWCD   = Read, Write (excludes force), Create (refs), Delete (refs)
>> RW+CD = Read, Write (including force), Create (refs), Delete (refs)
>
> RWCD, i.e., granting create and delete permissions, but disallowing forced
> write does not make sense: you can still make a forced write by deleting
> the ref, then creating the new one.

We are aware of that, however these permissions are only possessed by
the release manager or maintainer of the repository, limiting the
possibility of abuse, and we trust in those who do have these
permissions to not abuse them in this manner. These permissions are
usually needed in the event of needing to retag. Also note that git.ko
has systems in place to allow such abuse to be reverted if need be.

>
> -- Hannes
>
> --
> "Atomic objects are neither active nor radioactive." --
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>

Regards,
Ben