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= How to Mirror a Repository in Github to Mozilla-Central = | = How to Mirror a Repository in Github to Mozilla-Central = | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
Many of our projects (such as [ | Many of our projects (such as [[Auto-tools/Projects/MozBase]] and [https://github.com/mozilla/peptest peptest]) are version controlled with git and github, but are mirrored to mercurial and Mozilla-Central for the purposes of test infrastructure. | ||
The reasoning is that tools and harnesses such as these are useful (or required) for Mozilla's test infrastructure, but are also useful as standalone utilities. Keeping them in github gives us greater development freedom, makes it easier for new contributors to help out and makes the tools more visible to people outside of the Mozilla community. | The reasoning is that tools and harnesses such as these are useful (or required) for Mozilla's test infrastructure, but are also useful as standalone utilities. Keeping them in github gives us greater development freedom, makes it easier for new contributors to help out and makes the tools more visible to people outside of the Mozilla community. | ||