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Why do some open source projects do not accept pull requests, but emailing patch files only

Why do some open source projects do not accept pull requests, but emailing patch files only? e.g. Git Although they publish code in github or other distributed scm hosting. It is not interactive nor ...
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Is there a term for quasi-open source proprietary software?

Say a company wants to keep development of new features of a piece of software internal, but wants to make the source code for previous versions public, up to and including existing public features, ...
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How can I refactor a code base while others rapidly commit to it?

I'm on a private project that eventually will become open source. We have a few team members, talented enough with the technologies to build apps, but not dedicated developers who can write ...
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Are there any good examples of open source C# projects with a large number of refactorings?

I'm doing research into software evolution and C#/.NET, specifically on identifying refactorings from changesets, so I'm looking for a suitable (XP-like) project that may serve as a test subject for ...
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How would one handle external dependencies in an open-source project?

When one writes an open-source project and uses Google Code or GitHub, and wants to use a library like Lua, how should one do this? Should the dependency be included in the repository? Should the ...
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What's the best way for me to get started using version control in an opensource project?

It was suggested that I take my project open source due to its size and my lack of skills, so I checked out Google Code, and started making a project and now it's asking me if I want the project to ...
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How to effectively manage source control for project with both open and closed source?

I'm currently working on a project that has both an open-source "community edition" and a set of closed-source features for paying clients. One of the pain-points right now is figuring out how to ...
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Using Git in Enterprise environment

Git is an excellent version control. If we exclude the fact that, it doesn't have an excellent GUI support, it's really good and fast. But the source controls like Clearcase has large support for ...
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Open Source Development - Tools for Collaboration [closed]

Possible Duplicate: I want to start an open source project. Where's the best place to host it? Currently i am into kernel development for about one year and the time has come to release ...
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Static analysis config and convenience scripts in source control

1) Should static analysis tool config be placed in source control? This config is not needed to compile/run software and some developers can have different preferences (even within coding convention). ...
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Would you make your website's source code public?

Back story: My best friend is a self-taught coder for a community art site, written in PHP. Some time ago he mentioned he wanted to make the source code of the site public, to which my response was ...