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Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft. (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I always kept telling Free-software & OpenSource projects/developers to move to GitLab, Codeberg or SourceHut

You cannot fight capitalists on a capitalists platform.

& if you want something that's even more independent try Fossil

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Codeberg is a non-profit that has no fees, but accepts donations. They only allow FOSS projects.

Why would I move away from git if I could just move away from github/lab and keep git?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Are you talking about Fossil ? Fossil's commands are just like git's & with the added benefit of having Github's stuff like wiki & even a forum built into it

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

That's a gimmick that doesn't justify the costs of switching from Git (IMO)

If you want decentralized collaboration features in git without using forge software, you can use mailing lists like the Linux kernel does.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

By what standard is GitLab not a “capitalist platform”? It feels even more corporatey than GitHub. From their homepage:

GitLab is the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's not Microsoft-controlled

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gitlab was created by a Ukrainian, and Microsoft is blocking Organic maps Russian developer due to sanctions due to war on ukraine, which is why what you're suggesting is pretty cursed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Ok then use CodeBerg or SourceHut. Just anything that's not GitHub