[Kde-scm-interest] Gitolite server-side clones and personal branches

[Chani]

> This is also separate from the "personal branches" feature that lets you
> have branches for personal work in the main repository but in a specific
> namespace (including username).

personal branches? omgwtfbbq! :)

> 
> There are pros and cons to each; in general I prefer the personal
> branches approach, although it can mean some more data transfer due to
> extra refs/objects, because it a) is far more discoverable and b) these
> branches would show up in cgit/redmine, as opposed to personal clones
> that would have to either be set up as a subproject in redmine or added
> to the cgit configuration (though for the cgit side of things, this
> configuration could be created in a scripted fashion). 

so... personal branches for WIP that other people may be interested in; 
personal clones for random experiments that may not go anywhere? :)

> However, these
> would have to be used wisely and deleted when possible to avoid an
> ever-increasing and unwieldy repository.
> 

which - branches, clones or cgit/redmine configuration?