Comment by raverbashing
10 months ago
That's interesting, but I think the preocupation with SPoF to be overblown
By that measure, kernel.org is a SPoF as well
Maybe we can figure out a way to archive Gerrit discussions
(offtopic note - don't upvote the comment you're responding to while you're commenting as you'll lose your comment)
SPoF is not the only concern. Gerrit search is painful. You can't search the internet for a keyword that you wrote in v10 of some Gerrit patch, unlike on list-based workflows. Also, there's too much point-and-click for my taste, but I lived with it, as that's the tool chosen by that community. It's on me to adapt if I want to participate. (There are some ncurses-based tools, such as "gertty"[1]; but it was not reliable for me—the database crashed when I last tried it five years ago.)
In contrast, I use Mutt for dealing with high-volume email-based projects with thousands of emails. It's blazingly fast, and an absolute delight to use—particularly when you're dealing with lists that run like a fire-hose. It gives a good productivity boost.
I'm not saying, "don't drag me out of my email cave". I'm totally happy to adapt; I did live in "both worlds" :-)
[1] https://opendev.org/ttygroup/gertty
Linus wrote this on kernel.org not being a SPoF: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAHk-=wiQUya5_zTwLFNT...
For what it's worth, I think the main issue is archival. Like it or not, there's nothing that beats email when it comes to preservation.