Git Forges

🗣️ From: Jonathan McHugh (indieterminacy (a) libre.brussels)
📅 Sent: 2021-09-01 16:25
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Hello all,

I have been deliberating regarding which git forge tool most compliments 
Gemini's protocol.

Naturally, web frontends such as Cgit are a product of legacy thinking - 
to serve git in a HTTP environment.

I do agree with Anna "CyberTailor", that Cgit outputting Gemini would be 'poggers'
=> https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/cgit/2021-April/004633.html

Alas, I equally am not so well positioned to adapt the HTTP coding in C
=> https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/tree/html.c
=> https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/tree/html.h

However, I have been looking into Gitolite further:
=> https://gitolite.com/gitolite Homepage
=> https://guix.gnu.org/manual/en/html_node/Version-Control-Services.html 
Guix OS' service configuration settings

# Gemini Advantages with regards to Gitolite

	One could eschew READMEs and delve straight into writing GemText in repos
	Post pushing of repos could initiate Gemini parsing or syslinking functionality
	Output can be pushed into server content (according to parameters and ACL)
	Gemini content can provide the interface to users repos and how to make 

the most of clustered and decentralised forges.

# Classical Advantages

	Lean approach to managing repos via SSH(d) and more (CGit)
	Long pedigree
	Used at scale by Operating Systems 
	Extensible
	Perl?


# Points of Concern

	A site with heavy commits could test the appropriateness of 'slow internet' Gemini
	This could obviously be mitigated with more granular servers, as well as 

federating (eventual
consistency?)

# Points of Inquiry

	Has anybody had success providing Gemini centric repos? - while I see 

lots of self hosters within the Gemini comm
unity, Im not sure Ive seen people go without HTTP services

	Do people have a positive impression of Gitolite?
	Or are there better approaches to Git forges with respect to Gemini?


Its also worth referencing Alan's recent comments regarding his hopes of 
Archlinux stype Wikis for serving Gemini interests 
=> gemini://gemi.dev/gemini-mailing-list/messages/007060.gmi Re: More Awesome Gemini

As well as Solderpunk's thoughts regarding the growth of the community at 
the start of 2021
=> gemini://gemi.dev/gemini-mailing-list/messages/004642.gmi [announce] Gemini in 2021

Any thoughts?

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Jonathan McHugh
indieterminacy@libre.brussels
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