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