GitHub or dsource?

[Graham Fawcett]

On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:09:12 -0400, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:

> On Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:13:53 -0400, Mike James <foo at bar.com> wrote:
> 
>> What's the latest thinking on the best repository for open-source D
>> code...
>> GitHub or dsource?
> 
> Github provides much better collaborative source control.  However,
> dsource provides a bug tracking system linked to your source code.  I
> guess github does too, but I haven't used it.  I like the Trac interface
> and features, so I'm more comfortable with dsource.
> 
> In all, I think Trac (included in dsource) tips the scales for dsource,
> but the one thing that really *really* tips the scales in favor of
> github is that your project isn't lost in a graveyard of abandoned
> projects. That aspect of dsource really needs fixing.  If I were to
> choose a new place for a project, I'd probably choose github, and see
> how the issue tracker works out.

Trac has a plugin for Git. It would be possible to maintain a local clone
on dsource (for example) of a Github-hosted project, and use Trac as your
"project frontend." You'd need a cronjob or something to git-pull changes
from the Github site.

Graham