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19 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp Current goal:
21 a1650ec7 2019-08-06 stsp Work with a handful of developers who want to regularly use Got for their
22 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp work on OpenBSD. Improve version control operation based on their feedback.
24 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <h3>Project guidelines</h3>
27 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp Follow <a href="https://www.openbsd.org">OpenBSD</a>'s security practices
28 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp and coding style.
30 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <li>Use a development process based on code review in email.
31 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <li>Consistently use
32 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/pledge">pledge(2)</a> and
33 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/unveil">unveil(2)</a> across the code base.
34 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <li>Use privilege-separation when parsing repository data from network or disk.
37 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp Keep the entire code base BSD-licenced.
41 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <h3>Long-term goals</h3>
44 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp Remain on-disk compatible with bare
45 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <a href="https://git-scm.com">Git</a> repositories.
47 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <li>Don't bother with Git-compatibility beyond this requirement.
49 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Provide a complete version control tool suite for OpenBSD.
51 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Intuitive command line interface for required version control operations
52 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp (<a href="got.1.html">got</a>).
53 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Interactive repository browser for history analysis and review of
54 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp committed changes (<a href="tog.1.html">tog</a>).
55 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>CGI script repository browser for web servers.
56 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Repository administration tooling with a strong focus on backup and recovery.
57 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Repository server for hosting a central repository and synchronizing
58 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp changes to a cascade of public and private mirrors.
61 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp Consider workflow requirements of OpenBSD developers.
63 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Strong built-in support for a centralized repository model.
64 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Keep things easy for developers who don't need branches.
65 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Support local branches for developers who need them.
66 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Support "-stable" release branches.
67 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Support features required by the OpenBSD project's build infrastructure.
69 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <li>Implement authenticated and encrypted network communications.
71 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Provide <a href="https://openssh.com">SSH</a> and optional
72 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <a href="https://libressl.org">TLS</a> support for cloning repositories
73 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp and pulling changes.
74 299409c0 2019-08-05 stsp <li>Exclusively rely on SSH for pushing changes.
75 76f4d96c 2019-08-06 stsp <li>Do not implement any support for plaintext network communications.
