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It depends on the project. An open source library should probably have a sane history, a closed-source application, in a lot of cases it doesn't matter so much
by sodapopcan 5y ago
It depends on the project. An open source library should probably have a sane history, a closed-source application, in a lot of cases it doesn't matter so much and often useful to see the whole workflow.
- RussianCow 5y agoWhy would it matter whether the repo was for an open source library or a closed-source application? That seems like an arbitrary distinction.
- jmeanz 5y agoTo me, it doesn’t seem arbitrary at all. Depending on the team size, a closed-source application likely has a small number of other developers that have a vested interest (or access, for that matter). Whereas an open-source project could potentially have orders of magnitude higher number of readers. A much larger audience would warrant higher priority over a readable/clean commit history.