From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id O+5zK32rY2RW4wsAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Tue, 16 May 2023 12:12:45 -0400 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id A5BEE1E11E; Tue, 16 May 2023 12:12:45 -0400 (EDT) Authentication-Results: simark.ca; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; secure) header.d=sourceware.org header.i=@sourceware.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=default header.b=qh227T0p; dkim-atps=neutral X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 Received: from sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4C1BB1E111 for ; Tue, 16 May 2023 12:12:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4231F3857024 for ; Tue, 16 May 2023 16:12:42 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org 4231F3857024 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1684253562; bh=B+HNJ4aGFV0bEhnKboPZyiGaq0j+tF0BmWgYMlWFukI=; h=Date:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:Subject:References:List-Id: List-Unsubscribe:List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe: From:Reply-To:From; b=qh227T0pOzbgv3Mo5cX54HnZTnj4nZPMn4KfJ10Hfclz5IwIcsGV8eE07cLavGaYU 6FUF/WUq/qobPAKdC8Mehzrzqxj6ApsUbOqaEIv6eVBiCWiDfGA++hnYn1NbjYA+U2 1lpwm9bc7N/9oPVg32Y5m6Qto56qnZHAV1NrUFVc= Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 38FA9385843A for ; Tue, 16 May 2023 16:12:16 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 38FA9385843A Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pyxHb-0007zD-4n; Tue, 16 May 2023 12:12:15 -0400 Received: from [87.69.77.57] (helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pyxHa-0007Tj-LE; Tue, 16 May 2023 12:12:14 -0400 Date: Tue, 16 May 2023 19:12:23 +0300 Message-Id: <83lehoz254.fsf@gnu.org> To: Mark Wielaard Cc: gdb@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: (message from Mark Wielaard on Mon, 15 May 2023 21:00:00 +0200) Subject: Re: Sourceware joins Software Freedom Conservancy References: <20230515181812.GO11203@gnu.wildebeest.org> <83353x1lkr.fsf@gnu.org> X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Eli Zaretskii via Gdb Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii Errors-To: gdb-bounces+public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" > From: Mark Wielaard > Cc: gdb@sourceware.org > Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 21:00:00 +0200 > > > Any chance you (or someone else "in the know") could explain what > > does this mean in practical terms? > > In practical terms it just means that Sourceware is a bit more > organized/formalized. > > > E.g., do any of the addresses and URLs > > we've been using for working on GDB will change in any way? > > They will not. > > > What about access to the GDB Git repository? > > That will be the same as before. > We will just have more (redundant) backups, like those on sourcehut: > https://sr.ht/~sourceware/binutils-gdb/sources > > > What about development procedures and practices? Etc. etc. > > This is only about the actual infrastructure services. You as gdb > community of course still decide how to use those and what policies > your projects uses. > > > It is a bit strange that such an announcement talks at length about > > everything except what the GDB developers and contributors need to > > know. > > Sorry, we were just excited about all the future potential. > Hopefully the opportunity to protect the confidence in the long term > future of Sourceware is also of interest to the gdb community. > > See also the newly announced Sourceware Overseers Open Office hours: > https://inbox.sourceware.org/overseers/20230515183216.GA11203@gnu.wildebeest.org/T/#u Thanks for the useful info.