Re: Old directions in social media.

[Keith Moore <[e-mail]>]

On 1/6/21 1:48 PM, Salz, Rich wrote:

>   * I guess I'm wondering: what are the actual virtues of github
>     (other than that some people are already familiar with it)
>
> You brush that aside as if it’s of no consequence. GitHub claims As of 
> January 2020, GitHub reports having over 52 million users**and more 
> than 28 million public repositories.  Since we want to engage the open 
> source community, it behooves to make accomodations, rather than try 
> to say “use this, it’s better.” Fortunately, the accommodation is 
> something the IETF has already approved, and left use of to individual 
> working groups.
>
No it does not, if it comes at a cost of impairing broad participation 
in IETF.
>
>   * But mostly, to me, github looks like a huge impediment
>
> By my reckoning, you’re in the rough here.  Even if the entire IETF 
> community agreed with you – and they don’t – the percentage would 
> still be a round-off error and approximates to zero.
>
Actually, you're in the rough here.   Several people have expressed 
reservations about github which you disregard with a wave of your hand. 
   But it really doesn't matter, because we're having a discussion not a 
consensus call.

Keith