[oe] OE git repository organization

[Chris Larson]

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Cliff Brake <cliff.brake at gmail.com> wrote:
> Now that we have the capability to do per branch permissions, etc, I
> would like to discuss what makes sense going forward for repository
> admin.  My initial thoughts:
>
> - put all user branches in openembedded-user
> - restrict branch creation on the main openembedded repo to commonly
> used branches
>
> We can also do things like give users permission to branches that
> start with their name, etc.  This would allow rewriting history on
> user branches, etc.  That said, it may make more sense to just do user
> branches on github as some are already doing.

This is a good idea, at least for those who want to use it.  It would
certainly clean up the branch mess we have in the main repository
today.  We may want to limit tag creation to specific people, to avoid
cluttering the tag namespace.
-- 
Christopher Larson
clarson at kergoth dot com
Founder - BitBake, OpenEmbedded, OpenZaurus
Maintainer - Tslib
Senior Software Engineer, Mentor Graphics