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Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by 2trill2spill »

mikepurvis wrote: post #20
2trill2spill wrote: post #10

This sounds nice, but what about supporting operating systems besides for Linux and MacOS? A big part of using continuous integration is being able to test your code on the various platforms you deploy on. People have been asking for FreeBSD support since 2014[1] and Windows support since 2011[2]. For lots of projects not having Windows or FreeBSD support makes Travis CI not even an option for a CI tool. And from the…

Another way to look at this is that it has created an opening for competitors to fill that gap, especially appveyor, circleci, and codeship. That TravisCI is still the market leader in the cloud CI space suggests that they're making the right call by letting others pick up the more niche parts of the market.

> That TravisCI is still the market leader in the cloud CI space suggests that they're making the right call by letting others pick up the more niche parts of the market.

Windows is one third of the server market and over 90% of the desktop market. Calling Windows a niche is simply wrong.

Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by Sir_Cmpwn »

2trill2spill wrote: post #10

This sounds nice, but what about supporting operating systems besides for Linux and MacOS? A big part of using continuous integration is being able to test your code on the various platforms you deploy on. People have been asking for FreeBSD support since 2014[1] and Windows support since 2011[2]. For lots of projects not having Windows or FreeBSD support makes Travis CI not even an option for a CI tool. And from the…

I'm working on a platform which uses KVM and can run builds on pretty much any platform you want. It's still in alpha but if anyone wants to try it please reach out; email's in my profile.

Docs: https://man.sr.ht/builds.sr.ht/

Sample build: https://builds.sr.ht/job/2677

Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by foepys »

2trill2spill wrote: post #21
mikepurvis wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another way to look at this is that it has created an opening for competitors to fill that gap, especially appveyor, circleci, and codeship. That TravisCI is still the market leader in the cloud CI space suggests that they're making the right call by letting others pick up the more niche parts of the market.

> That TravisCI is still the market leader in the cloud CI space suggests that they're making the right call by letting others pick up the more niche parts of the market. Windows is one third of the server market and over 90% of the desktop market. Calling Windows a niche is simply wrong.

How many of those Windows servers are only running Exchange and Active Directory and nothing else? If I had to guess, I'd say 70% or more but maybe someone else has better estimates.

Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by wpietri »

2trill2spill wrote: post #21
mikepurvis wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Another way to look at this is that it has created an opening for competitors to fill that gap, especially appveyor, circleci, and codeship. That TravisCI is still the market leader in the cloud CI space suggests that they're making the right call by letting others pick up the more niche parts of the market.

> That TravisCI is still the market leader in the cloud CI space suggests that they're making the right call by letting others pick up the more niche parts of the market. Windows is one third of the server market and over 90% of the desktop market. Calling Windows a niche is simply wrong.

Depends on your perspective, I suppose. But I was just talking to a web- and app-based service company that started on the Microsoft stack circa 2001. They're migrating away from it partly because of tech issues, but mainly because it's much harder to hire people.

If you look at yesterday's "who's hiring" post, it's way, way less than a third of positions that are using Windows server technologies.

Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by gr3yh47 »

foepys wrote: post #23
2trill2spill wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> That TravisCI is still the market leader in the cloud CI space suggests that they're making the right call by letting others pick up the more niche parts of the market. Windows is one third of the server market and over 90% of the desktop market. Calling Windows a niche is simply wrong.

How many of those Windows servers are only running Exchange and Active Directory and nothing else? If I had to guess, I'd say 70% or more but maybe someone else has better estimates.

70%+ is probably accurate if you include the whole microsoft enterprise ecosystem (sharepoint etc in addition to what you mentioned)

windows is definitely a minority in web hosting

Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by nukeop »

2trill2spill wrote: post #10

This sounds nice, but what about supporting operating systems besides for Linux and MacOS? A big part of using continuous integration is being able to test your code on the various platforms you deploy on. People have been asking for FreeBSD support since 2014[1] and Windows support since 2011[2]. For lots of projects not having Windows or FreeBSD support makes Travis CI not even an option for a CI tool. And from the…

The less developers cater to Windows, the better. Remember that usually it's the other way around, Windows receives support from driver/software developers, and it's seen by most as a feature of Windows. At any rate, Windows is a subpar choice for any server needs, so it's for the better.

Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by nukeop »

cookiestack wrote: post #2

Hello, Josh from Travis CI here. We are happy to announce that you can now run open source projects on travis-ci.com. At the moment you can only add and activate repositories which haven't been tested on travis-ci.org. We are hard at work to add a way for you to migrate your projects from travis-ci.org to travis-ci.com, and should have more information to share on this soon. If you have any questions I would be happy…

Is there any difference between the two services now? Or are they going to be merged under a single domain?

Re: Travis merges private and open source repositories into one platform

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Post by 2trill2spill »

Sir_Cmpwn wrote: post #22
2trill2spill wrote: post #10

This sounds nice, but what about supporting operating systems besides for Linux and MacOS? A big part of using continuous integration is being able to test your code on the various platforms you deploy on. People have been asking for FreeBSD support since 2014[1] and Windows support since 2011[2]. For lots of projects not having Windows or FreeBSD support makes Travis CI not even an option for a CI tool. And from the…

I'm working on a platform which uses KVM and can run builds on pretty much any platform you want. It's still in alpha but if anyone wants to try it please reach out; email's in my profile. Docs: https://man.sr.ht/builds.sr.ht/ Sample build: https://builds.sr.ht/job/2677

You plan on turning this into an actual service? BTW looks nice, I'll check it out when I get home. I like that your able to do this by your self but Travis CI can't with significantly more resources then you.
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