Re:Arm Open Source makes a seamless migration to GitLab
by masklinn on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @08:55AM
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I’d think it’s issues like CI runners and the like?
I don’t think you can handroll github dedicated runners (e.g. I read recently that there’s still no support for M1 dedicated runners).
If ARM wants to run CI directly on the ISAs they’re developing, or with complicated custom toolchains such that they can run tests on ISA under development from a host machine, they probably need pretty extensive customisations on the runner site, which would require contracting github to do that for them, or having to work directly on github code, for ARM-exclusive needs.
Either way a lot of collaboration work for something which isn’t really collaborative, or of any concern or value to github as a company. And with possible risks of information leak one way or another.
I don’t think you can handroll github dedicated runners (e.g. I read recently that there’s still no support for M1 dedicated runners).
If ARM wants to run CI directly on the ISAs they’re developing, or with complicated custom toolchains such that they can run tests on ISA under development from a host machine, they probably need pretty extensive customisations on the runner site, which would require contracting github to do that for them, or having to work directly on github code, for ARM-exclusive needs.
Either way a lot of collaboration work for something which isn’t really collaborative, or of any concern or value to github as a company. And with possible risks of information leak one way or another.