tl;dr
As a part of the 2U acquisition of edX, the new non-profit (tCRIL) and 2U will be dividing ownership of various things. This page is all about that decoupling.
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Events
When | What |
|---|---|
- | Open edX Repos will move to the openedx GitHub org. |
TBD | Process for adding/updating new users and repos to be rolled out to the Open edX community. |
TBD | tCRIL will implement role based access control to the codebase to improve project security. |
FAQs
Q: Will edX still be contributing to Open edX?
Absolutely!
Q: Are edX employees going to lose access to the Open edX repos?
edX will still have write access to the same repos
Q: How do we know what repos are moving when?
The repo moving spreadsheet lists the repos and their move date.
Q: Where should edX employees make new repos and how do they do it?
Answer TBD.
Q: Will repos move from the edx GitHub organization to the openedx org?
Yes, most public repos will be in the openedx org.
Q: Should I change my git remotes to point to the new location of the repos?
If you work for edX: do not update your remotes: git forwarding will make things work.
If you do not work for edX: yes, update your remotes to point to the openedx org.
Q: Will edX be working from forks?
We are still working out the best logistics to keep edX moving quickly and continuing to contribute to the Open edX project.
Q: Will there be a reason to have public repos in the edx GitHub organization?
Good question! Answer TBD.