Git/Gerrit evaluation

This is the homepage for the Gerrit review taskforce created at the 2012 Berlin Hackathon.

Timeline

 * July - build this page out with all serious alternatives
 * July - wikitech-l discussion about alternatives.
 * Week of August 6 - final review discussion

Brion Vibber will lead this evaluation, with help from Chad Horohoe and David Schoonover.

Reference Materials

 * Our Gerrit, in all its glory.
 * List of Gerrit Bugs That Matter (The temptation to make this a link to the Gerrit "Features" project page was tremendous).
 * In order to properly understand Gerrit, you might want to try performing a few common tasks (please do add more here):
 * Attempt to find a link to the source for a project

The case for Gerrit

 * Primary editor: Chad Horohoe. Others should feel free to contribute.

The case against Gerrit

 * Primary editor: David Schoonover. Others should feel free to contribute.

Integrated options
Integrated option means it manages the repositories as well as the review process.


 * Github
 * Gitorious
 * Gitlabs
 * Gerrit

Standalone code review tools
These tools profess to do the job of code review completely independently of repository management
 * Phabricator
 * Barkeep
 * Review Board

Standalone repo management tools
These tools don't provide code review, but only provide access control for the repository.
 * Gitosis
 * Gitolite