Post AyCSBEQDaEWOltMwPg by drohm@drohm.eu
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(DIR) Post #AyCJegoyAwxZf0uzNQ by organicmaps@fosstodon.org
2025-09-14T12:30:57Z
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Some are asking: why does privacy-focused Organic Maps use GitHub? The largest open-source contributor network, familiar PR & issue workflow, Actions CI, broad integrations, zero infra to maintain, and easy onboarding/discoverability. This lets us focus on improving the app instead of running and maintaining servers. Development time is the most precious resource nowadays, and most of our users don't care where the code is hosted, but care about the app functionality and usability… Do you care?
(DIR) Post #AyCJeiNkN8NAVACHDs by janvlug@mastodon.social
2025-09-14T12:36:57Z
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@organicmaps Thanks for developing Organic Maps!I do care a lot about preventing vendor lock-in and a Free and Open Source software development environment (Git forge). In general, I'm willing to accept some inconvenience for having freedom.I would applaud it if Organic Maps moved to @Codeberg In this way the Free and Open Source Software development ecosystem would be strengthened.#vendorlockin #opensource #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #digitalautonomy
(DIR) Post #AyCJek2CEEK3cu85uS by organicmaps@fosstodon.org
2025-09-14T12:38:45Z
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@janvlug @Codeberg what issues, risks, or lock-in-related things do you see now? Migration is possible at any moment; git guarantees it out of the box.
(DIR) Post #AyCJekX2NYzbAYYiyu by lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br
2025-09-14T13:03:45Z
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git guarantees that out of the box only for the code revision history. try migrating "PR & issue workflow, Actions CI, broad integrations" out of github to realize how locked-in you got yourself already.CC: @janvlug@mastodon.social @Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de
(DIR) Post #AyCQL3jbyOogc4zyKW by Stomata@social.linux.pizza
2025-09-14T14:20:28Z
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@organicmaps @janvlug @Codeberg git guarantees it but does github guarantees?
(DIR) Post #AyCSBEQDaEWOltMwPg by drohm@drohm.eu
2025-09-14T14:41:04Z
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@Stomata I think at least one from the @organicmaps team got their code on a local machine.As long as this is ensured GitHub can’t stop them from migrating to another platform. Or how should they do?@janvlug @Codeberg
(DIR) Post #AyCgPnpM8shZzYy9zs by thibaultmol@en.osm.town
2025-09-14T15:31:51Z
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@tobru tbf @CoMaps is more free software (def in community/vibes) than OM at this point
(DIR) Post #AyCgTlUGmi0HtOznHc by antimundo@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-09-14T16:23:52Z
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@organicmaps Organic Maps was literally banned from GitHub this march: https://mastodon.social/@organicmaps/114233788700982882Why are you back to GitHub after that? And of course a lot of FOSS users care very much about not using Microsoft products.I feel like this post is just rage bait.
(DIR) Post #AyCgTn46uwGcmqlvmq by organicmaps@fosstodon.org
2025-09-14T16:30:37Z
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@antimundo One of the owners of our GitHub org at that time made a big mistake by making a previously US-sanctioned contributor pastk also an owner of our GitHub org. That triggered the ban. GitHub followed the rules and the law that some people had explicitly broken. We are back on GitHub because we do not plan to break the law (or use the code without the authors' permission, like some other forks do).
(DIR) Post #AyCgToGuQq6CWplfNI by antimundo@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-09-14T16:40:34Z
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@organicmaps Please just stop, really, whoever is in charge of Organic Maps social media it looks like you are rage baiting, and doesn't make you look like a serious trustable project.Take it as constructive criticism.
(DIR) Post #AyEArGBzyrZ7ZCWrEe by tyil@fedi.tyil.nl
2025-09-15T10:36:24.009Z
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@organicmaps@fosstodon.org @janvlug@mastodon.social @Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de Migration is possible at any moment;Feel free to put your money where your mouth is, and migrate all #GitHub hosted content (not just code, but issues and any other integration you're using) right now to a free software git forge. If you're right it should be no effort to try out, if you're wrong you can think about a clear and usable migration path. GitHub is not going to stop enshittifying, so you should most definitely consider leaving it before they lock you in even further.
(DIR) Post #AyECaKrfYZ572h4rlw by praveen@social.masto.host
2025-09-15T10:49:08Z
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@organicmaps that is a false choice, it does not have to binary of github or self hosting. codeberg is #FreeSoftware and collectively run by the community. There is no platform maintenance cost if you choose #codeberg. Do you like if codeberg actively promoting Google Maps and saying OSM is incomplete, and not convenient ? Free Software projects have to support and promote each other, if we grow together, everyone benefits. If every other Free Software were promoting convenience it'd affect OSM.
(DIR) Post #AyEFP5pVPoJn5cOdAu by daltux@snac.daltux.net
2025-09-14T14:55:21Z
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@lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br @organicmaps@fosstodon.org @janvlug@mastodon.social @Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de[...] most of our users don't care where the code is hosted, but care about the app functionality and usability…Do you care?Most users will probably use Google Maps and Waze because they provide the most convenience. I do care about #SoftwareFreedom.
(DIR) Post #AyENXnKcMMllxSboRs by ravi@toot.io
2025-09-15T08:08:47Z
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@organicmaps It's not true that the only alternative to GitHub is self hosting. There are #FreeSoftware options like Codeberg too. If convenience is that important, why don't just use Google Maps? Or use any other maps which work well in that area? Why do OpenStreetMappers put time daily to build OSM? I use OSM even if a region is not well mapped and add data myself too in those cases. Would I have done the same thing if I cared only about my convenience?