Post AGZ8dhd2C3gZQBSKI4 by astro@chaos.social
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(DIR) Post #AGVsgkXm22VwwnmOYK by dimitrisk@mastodon.technology
2022-02-08T13:20:27Z
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I understand that many #foss projects have been locked in #github as a result of a choice made in the past.However, it makes little sense to me to see new, interesting #foss projects to opt for #github while there are less unethical code hosting platforms out there.
(DIR) Post #AGW4Z0j7BApSGsA0lE by verita84@rage.lol
2022-02-15T23:38:14.308Z
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@dimitrisk@mastodon.technology What did Github do so bad?
(DIR) Post #AGZ6EKYCey64hMyCVk by bortzmeyer@mastodon.gougere.fr
2022-02-17T10:40:57Z
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@dimitrisk I moved all my repositories from Github to a gitlab. It's some work, but it's doable. So, even if you choosed Github in the past, it is not forever. I documented the migration (in french) https://www.bortzmeyer.org/github-to-gitlab.html
(DIR) Post #AGZ8dhd2C3gZQBSKI4 by astro@chaos.social
2022-02-15T21:39:32Z
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@dimitrisk @rysiek for me, it's discoverability: I use shitty GH code search a lot. I think I'd get a lot less contributors in a private Gitea instance. I hope that these impediments will be solved in the future.
(DIR) Post #AGZ8diOXLRgPnVgGKe by RyunoKi@layer8.space
2022-02-15T22:03:11Z
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@astroI actually pulled my code off of GitHub (and archived it there) since I got no contribution whatsoever.Not surprisingly when you consider that the median number of maintainers is 1.Working across different Gitea instances is an interesting subject.I was wondering whether WebMention or so could be used for the communication part.Or we go back to classical mailing lists with all their downsides.@dimitrisk @rysiek
(DIR) Post #AGZ8dj075jjzg3GGu0 by rysiek@mastodon.technology
2022-02-15T22:13:43Z
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@RyunoKi @astro @dimitrisk calling @forgefriends and @forgefed
(DIR) Post #AGZ8djactywpVILQoa by dimitrisk@mastodon.technology
2022-02-15T22:17:16Z
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@rysiek @RyunoKi @astro @forgefriends @forgefed Wrt discoverability, I suppose that large projects do not desperately need #github to be discoverable.Small and single-person projects may benefit from the community culture present in non big-tech, #foss #git platforms as well, instead of being lost in the github crowd.
(DIR) Post #AGbTyiXoTEAfhEnNIG by dachary@mastodon.online
2022-02-17T10:35:37Z
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@dimitrisk @rysiek @RyunoKi @astro @forgefriends @forgefed I tend to agree: knowing the vast majority of internet search go through Google, it would be surprising that discovering software projects is predominantly dependent on GitHub.
(DIR) Post #AGbTyjL5W1aQA3qj68 by astro@chaos.social
2022-02-17T11:38:14Z
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@dachary @dimitrisk @rysiek @RyunoKi @forgefriends @forgefed codesearch could be a neat niche for every search provider, eg duckduckgo
(DIR) Post #AGbzlYB2twJ8JNuZJA by dachary@mastodon.online
2022-02-17T10:43:16Z
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@RyunoKi @astro @dimitrisk @rysiek #gitea got funding last month to work on federation, so that Gitea instances can communicate with each other.https://discourse.gitea.io/t/nlnet-grant-application-for-federation-deadline-october-1st-2021/4073?u=dachary
(DIR) Post #AHDiHOHCLXeJaN7MoK by jmw150@qoto.org
2022-03-09T00:55:52Z
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@dimitrisk It is the Facebook problem. I rarely see research stuff on gitlab versus github. Basically never see research code hosted anywhere else.
(DIR) Post #AHEUy8yRuadCNUnfpA by rune@mcd.dk
2022-02-15T23:32:45Z
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@dimitrisk @rysiek @RyunoKi @astro @forgefriends @forgefed just my two cents but I've never discovered a code repository through github.
(DIR) Post #AHEUy9XtmmzI9RNz4y by lunch@cybre.space
2022-03-09T00:56:47Z
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@rune @dimitrisk @rysiek @RyunoKi @astro @forgefriends @forgefed nearly every github repo I've stumbled upon that I was looking for I found through a search engine, it's a weak argument that github is good for visibility
(DIR) Post #AHEUy9zY7z6bXCK4B6 by Mehrad@fosstodon.org
2022-03-09T06:31:11Z
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@lunch @rune @dimitrisk @rysiek @RyunoKi @astro @forgefriends @forgefed It is not just visibility. It's about attracting engagement.1. many people are hesitant to create an account on new websites (I'm having hard time convincing some friends to create an account on @codeberg and contribute)2. Majority of devs are used to GH but and they don't feel like home on other platforms even gitlab
(DIR) Post #AHEUyAWAAjC3ALa70q by rysiek@mastodon.technology
2022-03-09T09:43:06Z
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@Mehrad @lunch @rune @dimitrisk @RyunoKi @astro @forgefriends @forgefed @codeberg yeah, 2. is like saying "I am used to driving a Ford, I feel uncomfortable driving any other kind of car".I'll leave it to others to judge how good a driver that would make a person.