Changes between Version 89 and Version 90 of ReleasePractices/ManagerCheckList

Timestamp:

Jan 22, 2015, 8:43:22 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

Beman Dawes

Comment:

Mention option of transfering existing repo.

ReleasePractices/ManagerCheckList

@@ -67 +67 @@
 The release manager performs two steps to add the new library to [https://github.com/boostorg GitHub]:
 
-    * [https://github.com/orgs/boostorg/new-team Create the library's repository]. Note: the release manager creates a repo that is empty except for a readme file. The library's developer is responsible for creating the library's contents.
+    * Do one of two things:
+        * If the library already has a !GitHub repository, [https://help.github.com/articles/transferring-a-repository/ transfer the repository to boostorg]. Getting the maintainer to transfer into the organization is a bit awkward. So it might be best to first transfer the repo to an admin, who can then transfer it into the organization and set up the team.
+        * If the library does not already have a !GitHub repository, [https://github.com/organizations/boostorg/repositories/new Create the library's repository]. Note: the release manager creates a repository that is empty except for a readme file. The library's developer is responsible for creating the library's contents.
     * [https://github.com/orgs/boostorg/new-team Create a team for the library].