Rob Lanphier wrote:
A few of us are planning to meet Monday afternoon to
figure out exactly
what the rest of the process looks like, so that first deadline is going to
be very important for understanding how many options we're truly
considering.
Well, at least you're being open about not being open.
It's somewhat ironic that you have a group of people who regularly champion
the virtues of open source software ("you can hack the code!") who have
picked a software solution that's (apparently) nearly impossible to modify.
Even eliminating Gerrit's vomit color scheme would be a vast improvement,
but as I understand it, even basic CSS changes are a no-go with Gerrit.
A few people on this list have gone so far as to say "but the next release
is always better!" I realize I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek by suggesting
earlier that Gerrit's UI was developed by Microsoft, but to have developers
now spouting corporate justifications for shitty software? I'm left to
wonder what the hell happened.
I'm lost as to how Gerrit was ever considered an option previously and how
it's still an option on the table today, given its apparent inflexibility.
Say what you will about MediaWiki's CodeReview extension, but on its worst
day, it never garnered as much resentment as Gerrit.
MZMcBride