[Development] Contributing to the Qt Project behind a hefty firewall and proxy server

[Thiago Macieira]

On sexta-feira, 13 de julho de 2012 12.40.12, marius.storm-olsen at nokia.com 
wrote:
> I think we could do the same setup as GitHub, and simply have port
> forwarding from ssh.qt-project.org:443 to
> codereview.qt-project.org:29418. That should enable most people to work
> behind corporate firewalls.

I think we should try that. However, note that this could be a violation of 
the terms of use of that corporate network since the traffic is not web. 
Circumventing the protection is not a good idea.

So I also think that the IT departments of those companies need to do their 
job. If there's a legitimate reason for a developer working behind the 
corporate firewall to contribute to Qt, then this developer should use the Qt 
methods and simply get their IT people to provide an approved and supported 
way of doing so.

IT is a supporting organisation, they are there need to make sure that the 
other functions can do their jobs and that the integrity of the network is 
maintained. They are not there to dictate how those other functions should do 
their jobs.

So I suggest that each developer behind such a firewall open an IT ticket and 
request a proxy to reach ports 9418 and 29418. If necessary, escalate to the 
managers and and stop working when the firewall prevents work from getting 
done.

-- 
Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
  Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
     Intel Sweden AB - Registration Number: 556189-6027
     Knarrarnäsgatan 15, 164 40 Kista, Stockholm, Sweden
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