That is a great idea. If we need to add features to GitLab to do this please let...

Ajedi32 · on Jan 20, 2017

GitLab already has a built-in way to reply to comments by email, right? I wonder how difficult it'd be to make "submit PR by email" part of GitLab itself.

Personally I probably wouldn't use that feature, as I'm already very comfortable with the Web UI, but judging from some of the other comments in this thread it sounds like some people might...

sytse · on Jan 20, 2017

Submit patch by email to create MR is a feature I think we're open to if people indicate they would actually use it. I have the feeling that if we would that the kernel maintainers still wouldn't use it. But I'll gladly be proven wrong.

smarx007 · on Jan 20, 2017

I can't believe the CEO of Gitlab has time to read all these threads. Do you use an HN bot yourself to see Gitlab mentions?

sytse · on Jan 20, 2017

I must admit I read HN quite a lot :/

I found out about GitLab via Hacker News and the company got started after the kind reaction to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4428278

jobvandervoort · on Jan 20, 2017

We also have a "mentions-of-gitlab" channel in our chat that will alert us of any mentions of GitLab on any major place in the internet.

sytse · on Jan 20, 2017

I'm ignoring that for now because it is overwhelming. Luckily we have a team of community advocates who respond to that.