From 30d46947ab661d83fd9196259b364b205cd9cb9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sitaram Chamarty Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 23:37:09 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] (minor) added kernel.org to who-uses document --- doc/who-uses-it.mkd | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/who-uses-it.mkd b/doc/who-uses-it.mkd index a2948b9..ef25f3d 100644 --- a/doc/who-uses-it.mkd +++ b/doc/who-uses-it.mkd @@ -57,3 +57,25 @@ users as well. specific code (see [contrib/ldap][ldap] directory for details). [ldap]: http://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite/blob/pu/contrib/ldap + +**kernel.org**, the official distribution point for the Linux kernel, is the +latest (as of 2011-10) high-visibility installation. According to [this +email][ko-ann] to the lkml, kernel.org decided to use gitolite for access +controlling their git repos. + +This move also prompted the first ever security audit of gitolite by an +outside party. Gitolite did great; see [here][audit] for details. + +In addition, kernel.org was responsible for a serious rethink of a few rough +edges in gitolite, and smoothing them out was fun (the "playing with gitolite" +stuff, making the test suite simpler, "deny" rules for the entire repo). + +[ko-ann]: http://lkml.org/lkml/2011/9/23/357 +[audit]: http://groups.google.com/group/gitolite/browse_thread/thread/8dc5242052b16d0f + +---- + +A general note: if you see the list of high-profile users above, you will see +that gitolite benefits as much as they do; possibly more. + +color me happy...