Re: Windows runner for CI now generally available!

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 at 10:48, Carlos Soriano <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Good news! Thanks to OpenAtMicrosoft and our staff we have set up a
> Windows runner for the GNOME/ group. Right now it's a single runner with
> the "windows" tag attached, feel free to use it as you see fit.
>
> *How to use it*
> Here's is an example on how to use a specific runner with a tag:
> https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/blob/master/.gitlab-ci.yml#L43
>
> For the new Windows runner, the CI configuration would be something like:
> windows job:
>   stage:
>     - build
>   tags:
>     - windows
>
> More documentation about tags:
> https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/README.html#tags
>
> *A report to Microsoft*
> Part of the the deal for getting the keys is that we will write a report
> to Microsoft. If you start using the runner regularly, could you write to
> me in an email a short summary about how are you using the Windows runner
> and how that benefits us and our users using Windows or Microsoft platforms?
>
> *+ other Microsoft product keys*
> Additional good news is that we also got some Microsoft product keys such
> as Visual Studio Ultimate, Office 365, Office Professional, Outlook, .Net,
> Windows 10, Visio Professional, Visual Basic, Exchange, etc. If you have a
> strong use case that would be of benefit for the GNOME project and
> community please reach out to me so we can discuss it.
>

FYI I didn't receive many requests about these, maybe we can lower the bar
and remove the "strong" from "strong use case" here :) Seriously, don't
hesitate to let me know if any of these would be of interest for you, we
can discuss whether that usage is appropriate or not.


>
> Lastly, let Bartłomiej, Andrea or me know if the runner is working well
> for you.
>
> Cheers,
> Carlos
>

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