[python-committers] Would anyone STOP contributing to Python if we used GitHub?

[Brett Cannon]

Over at core-workflow@ we are discussing details of the GitHub and GitLab
proposals and one of the worries the GitLab supporters have brought up is
that some core developers could flat-out stop contributing if we moved to
GitHub. Now I have major doubts that's true as no one has told me that is
the case yet after all the time that this workflow change has been
discussed, but I would not be doing my due diligence if I didn't check to
make sure I truly didn't need to consider this in my final decision.

So, if you would actually *stop* contributing to Python's development if we
switched to GitHub, please let me know (and this is obviously addressed to
us core developers and not external contributors since they can always
submit old-style patches through the issue tracker). This is not asking
about preference or you would only begrudgingly use GitHub since some
people will begrudgingly do whatever decision I reach, so please don't
reply about begrudging use so I can keep the signal:noise ratio down; only
reply with  "I will quit Python over GitHub" emails.

You can email me privately if you want, but let me know if you care if I
share this with very select people like Guido. Also realize that anyone who
says they will walk away will be held to their word; if we still choose to
switch to GitHub I will expect you to no longer contribute to Python and
will personally hold you to your word (which also makes private emails a
little moot, but I can understand if you would rather fade away than make a
public political statement). I'm saying this not to be threaten people into
not giving me an answer but because I want to get the point across that
this is a very serious question, so I don't want any wavering on the answer.

Please let me know by Wednesday, Dec 16 if you would walk away. I know it's
not a ton of time but I said I expect silence so I don't want to be sitting
around to find out the results of this question.
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