Hi all,
The next Pencil Code office hours will be tomorrow at 14:00 CEST; see
https://norlx65.nordita.org/~brandenb/pencil-code/office_hours/
Note the unusual time and day!!
Axel
PS: and remember the solicitation of contributions to the next Pencil
Code Newsletter to initiate an open discussion about the Pencil Code
philosophy; see below!
On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 01:53:17PM +0000, Axel Brandenburg wrote:
> Dear all,
> This is a solicitation of contributions to the next Pencil Code
> Newsletter to initiate an open discussion about the Pencil Code
> philosophy. Currently, it entails a low threshold of accepting
> contributions and changes to the code, and the tendency of accepting
> most changes directly into the main branch.
>
> The need for such a discussion is motivated by recent views from
> the community that the handling of changes is too lax and that it is
> advantageous to make changes first on a separate branch and then merge
> them with the main branch once the development is completed. This
> has to be weighed against the view that the code might diverge into
> many subversion. There can clearly be many other arguments in favor
> or against changing the current Pencil Code philosophy. We hope that
> with more carefully developed arguments and reports from the community,
> a more thorough assessment can be made.
>
> Your text will be published in the next newsletter as a contribution
> under your name. As all previous newsletters, this one will be published
> on GitHub; see
>
>
https://github.com/pencil-code/website/tree/master/NewsLetters
>
> As usual, all contributions will be reviewed and potential changes will
> be made by the editors in consultation with the authors.
>
> The deadline for contributions is Friday, 23 May. However, if any of
> you can't make this deadline, please let us know in advance. Obviously,
> the content is important, not the exact timing.
> Cheers, Matthias & Axel
>
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