This question has been discussed before on this list: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Why-R-project-source-code-is-not-on-Github-td4695779.html
See especially Jeroen's answer. Best, Mark Op do 4 jan. 2018 om 01:11 schreef Juan Telleria <jteller...@gmail.com>: > UNBIASED FACTS: > • Bugzilla & R-devel Mailing Lists: Remain unchanged: Understood as > Ticketing platforms for bug pull requests on the R-devel Git Repository. > > • Git Repository Options: > A) Github (Cloud with Automated backups from GitHub to CRAN Server): > https://github.com > B) Gitlab (Selfhosted on CRAN): https://about.gitlab.com > C) Phabricator (Selfhosted on CRAN): https://www.phacility.com > D) Microsoft Codeplex: https://www.codeplex.com > E) Others: Unknown > > GOOGLE TRENDS: > https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Git,Svn,Github,Gitlab > > EXAMPLE > Git Repository on Core Python: https://github.com/python > > PERSONAL OPINION / MOTIVATION: > I think that moving efforts in this direction is important because it would > allow a true Open Source Innovation & Open Collaboration in R between: > * R Community. > * And R-Core. > For: > * R Bug Fixes. > * And Core Feature Wishlist. > As anyone would be able to: > * Check the unassigned bugs in Bugzilla (apart from R-Core). > * And propose bugs fixes by themselves as Pull requests (by mentioning the > Bug ID of Bugzilla or the Mailing Lists). > > This would allow that _individuals_ either from Universities or Companies > interested in the Development of R: > * apart of donating economical resources to the R Foundation. > * could help to maintain core R Code by themselves. > Which aligns with the true spirit of R, which shall be done from > contributing individuals, for individuals themselves. > > It would also allow to put the focus on the precise lines of code changed > with each Commit, and revert changes in an easy way, without verbose > E-mails: Tidy, Clean, Maintainable, and Fast. > > At last, I noticed R-devel Archives do not have an E-mail Id (Unique > Unsigned Integer), so it would be a good idea to add one for pull requests > if Git was adopted. > > Juan > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]] > > ______________________________________________ > R-devel@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-devel@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-devel
