Require github action to keep other repos uptodate with .devcontainer about community HOT 3 OPEN

Note that the readme says:

The devenv includes all the dependencies required to develop for the following repositories:

netdata/netdata
netdata/dashboard
netdata/go.d.plugin
netdata/helmchart

And so we should think about pushing at least to those.

I am wondering whether a solution would be to convert the devcontainer.json in this repo into a devcontainer template as per here:
https://containers.dev/implementors/templates/
And then each repo could have a well-known named file such as devcontainer_custom.json which would be referenced the devcontainer.json and contain any repo specific settings.

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@luisj1983 updating the readme is an alternative option, keep it in mind 😄

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@ilyam8
Sure but all that really matters is whether Netdata team want the devcontainer stuff in your repos or not :-D
My view is that it adds value by lowering the bar to entry for contributing and ensuring consistency.
If the above is a good idea then the only question is whether it gets supported well or poorly; and having to keep files like that manually in sync doesn't feel like the best option (in fact, it feels a lot like more work).
Who might own the code and be responsible for its upkeep is different question and a valid concern; one I think I'd be happy to assist with (if that helps at all).

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