Re: Sourceware joins Software Freedom Conservancy

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
> 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.