Re: [elpa] New package: vc-got

[Philip Kaludercic]

Omar Polo <op@omarpolo.com> writes:

> Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net> writes:
>
>> Omar Polo <op@omarpolo.com> writes:
>>
>>> The code can be found here:
>>>
>>>     https://git.omarpolo.com/vc-got
>>>
>>> or here as a mirror:
>>>
>>>     https://github.com/omar-polo/vc-got
>>>
>>> and I've just tagged the 1.0 release.
>>
>> Which of the two URLs are preferred?
>
> I prefer the one on the domain I control and that's the one I'm
> advertising as URL in the package header, but for packaging purpose I
> think github offers less downtime than my humble server :)

In that case I'd suggest using your repository first, and perhaps adding
a comment linking to the mirror.

>> I might
>> also be able to find some time to comment on it if you are interested
>
> If you have some time to spare, I'll be more than happy to receive
> comments on the code, thanks!

Ok, I'll try to see if I can find anything to say.

>> Not necessarily. The ELPA package specification can also contain an
>> :auto-sync attribute, indicating that the ELPA server will regularly
>> check for new updates (update-commits are identified by bumping the
>> version tag in the package header). If you can ensure that all
>> contributors have signed the copyright assignment and can maintain basic
>> repository hygiene, the packages can be updated manually too.
>
> Ah right, now I remember reading about the :auto-sync attribute.
>
> Yes, all the code was written by me with help from Timo, and we both
> have a FSF copyright assignment.  I've also noted this requirement in
> the ``Contributing'' section of the readme.

Then this should work too.

-- 
        Philip Kaludercic