[GNC] A repository for user-contributed files

Dustin Henning gcul209 at mynym.us
Mon Dec 13 15:36:10 EST 2021


I don't know if one exists already or not, but assuming no, one path 
forward might be GitHub (or a competing non-Microsoft git service that 
also has a decent web interface).  I am operating under the assumption 
that some such service is free or has a reasonable free tier.  This 
would allow for multiple maintainers and the ability for people to 
submit reports from their own repositories.  It would also allow for 
resuscitation via a fork if all active maintainers stopped contributing 
around the same time.  One big drawback would likely be that GitHub 
doesn't seem very user-friendly for users that aren't in it regularly.

On 12/13/21 3:10 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote:
> This idea came up on another thread, but I thought it sufficiently separate
> idea to warrant its own thread.
>
> Would people find it useful to have a repository of user contributed files
> (reports etc.)? Does one exist?
>
> If one does not exist, any suggestions on how to maintain one? A groups.io
> group could be set up, but the free version of that is now limited to just
> 100 members, so that's pretty useless. My experience of permitting file
> uploads is that it is a PITA due to people attempting to upload nasties.
>
> I could create a sub-domain on
>
> https://kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/
>
> so instead it was https://gnucaseh.kirkbymicrowave.co.uk/ (that will be
> broken now)
>
> Then people email me files and I manually upload them. But that would
> become too much of a burden if there were many reports.
>
> Any thoughts on
>
> a) Does one exist?
> b) Would many contribute?
> c) How to store the files.?
> d) Anything else of relevance?
>
> Dave
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