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Add some explanations of the overall design philosophy of snowpatch and why it's better than alternatives for some projects. Closes: #4 ("Document alternatives to snowpatch") Signed-off-by: Andrew Donnellan --- v1->v2: - Add note about Patchew (thanks Russell) --- README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dff8dd64c8b9..52e3f833f181 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -17,6 +17,26 @@ At present, snowpatch supports [Patchwork](http://jk.ozlabs.org/projects/patchwork/) and [Jenkins](http://jenkins-ci.org). +snowpatch is designed in line with Patchwork's philosophy of supplementing, +rather than replacing, existing workflows. For projects which already use +Patchwork as their core patch management tool, snowpatch does not impose any +additional changes to the development workflow. + +snowpatch requires nothing more than a Patchwork account and Jenkins account +with appropriate permissions and an API key. Many projects using patch-based +workflows are highly decentralised, using Patchwork instances they do not +administer, and build machines hidden behind corporate firewalls. As such, +snowpatch is designed not to require administrator access or additional plugins +for either Patchwork or Jenkins. + +snowpatch is deliberately minimalistic, which distinguishes it from tools like +[Zuul](https://zuul-ci.org) which are more sophisticated and may be more +appropriate for projects with a better ability to adapt their workflow around a +comprehensive CI system. Other patch tracking systems that provide integrated +support for CI systems, such as +[Patchew](https://github.com/patchew-project/patchew), may also be appropriate +for projects with suitable workflows. + snowpatch is named in honour of [skiboot](https://github.com/open-power/skiboot), the project which inspired the creation of snowpatch.