[TYPO3-core] Suggestion: Use Gerrit's submodule subscription

[Christian Kuhn]

Hey,

On 02/21/2013 03:45 PM, Thomas Maroschik wrote:
> in the Catarsis fork we already tried to merge the submodules back to
> core and it worked. Merging and cherrypicking of former changes is
> possible when supplying an additional parameter.

With rerere enabled, the parameter can be left out, direct 
cherry-picking from gerrit is possible.


> Wouldn't it be better to merge them back into core instead of keeping
> them for any good reason?

Big +1. I suggested that multiple times already and it was the first 
thing we got done on catharsis. It's a relief.
Especially extbase and fluid are tied to the core so closely, that there 
is no point for submodules anymore, and the others are practically dead 
anyway, just sucking maintenance overhead and forgetting about changes 
in them. Active core members also need to be members of the submodule 
projects in order to merge urgent or systematic things.
 From an organisational point of view, there is also not much benefit to 
restrict certain committers to submodules only, while its technically 
just counter productive.
I'd suggest to merge the submodules to core, while keeping the 'project' 
teams as partners for questions and responsible persons for specific sub 
parts. Active contributors should then have merge karma to the whole thing.

Regards
Christian