Let's Make Sure Github Doesn't Become the only Option - Edward Loveall
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Free like in Microsoft free...
For the discoverability I totally understand, but it's a behemoth, it should be split up IMO.
On a side note, I have never had any performance problems with Codeberg, but my projects aren't that big.
Selfhosted ci works well, but the GitHub ci is so fast it's not even funny. At least compared to my selfhosted stuff which is arguably cheap
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People. Most people are still on GitHub and don't see things on Codeberg / GitLab nor are they willing to create an account. It's a classic case of the network effect.
Exactly. I'm looking forward to forgejo federation.
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Github will never be the only options there's always alternatives.
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Jujutsu is a Git frontend, from what I understand, much like there's tons of Git GUIs. So, you interact with it in a different way, but you still push to a Git repository and others can interact with your code by using Git.
I guess, it somewhat lessens the grip of Git, because they can hook different backend services (e.g. Subversion, Mercurial, Fossil) into this frontend, and from what I understand, they plan to develop an own backend eventually. But yeah, for now, the communication standard is still Git.
It's not a Git frontend per se, it just uses Git as a storage layer (Google's internal backend doesn't use Git and behaves more like a commit cloud)
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Github will never be the only options there's always alternatives.
But none that compete properly with it. I'm not a good programmer but nearly every open sourced project I've used/accessed was on Guthub
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Forgejo and Codeberg are great (I use both), but only for backups, at least unless you're already well known. For small developers, GitHub is pretty much the only platform that might let others discover your project.
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But none that compete properly with it. I'm not a good programmer but nearly every open sourced project I've used/accessed was on Guthub
wrote last edited by [email protected]It was a shit show before GitHub. I used to email code. I used to have to find random IRC rooms, follow random contributor guides, or beg for access. I remember one project required me to download some torrent bullshit just so I can submit my patch.
As a contributor, I can't go back to creating multiple accounts and trying to figure out how the hell I give you code.
I don't care if GitHub is the defacto for open-source projects, as long as there are competitors and mirrors.
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It was a shit show before GitHub. I used to email code. I used to have to find random IRC rooms, follow random contributor guides, or beg for access. I remember one project required me to download some torrent bullshit just so I can submit my patch.
As a contributor, I can't go back to creating multiple accounts and trying to figure out how the hell I give you code.
I don't care if GitHub is the defacto for open-source projects, as long as there are competitors and mirrors.
I understand and agree. My concern is just the gap between it and the competitors.
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Selfhosted ci works well, but the GitHub ci is so fast it's not even funny. At least compared to my selfhosted stuff which is arguably cheap
Fair enough!
Is the CI free?
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But none that compete properly with it. I'm not a good programmer but nearly every open sourced project I've used/accessed was on Guthub
This is mostly due to inertia and, to an extent, SEO.
Most people use github because it's all they know and its name is almost synonymous with git hosting. Publishing elsewhere leads to people asking you why you're not on github, how else can we contribute, etc. Moreover, github seems to score better on Google SEO than other platforms.
