Radicle: Sovereign {code forge} built on Git

https://radicle.dev/

#HackerNews #Radicle #Sovereign #CodeForge #Git #OpenSource #Decentralization

I'm finally moving over to Radicle (https://radicle.xyz) instead of switching to another centralized code forge (like GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg, etc.). I definitely love the idea behind a #P2P code forge and I'm hopeful for Radicle's future, but I do have some reservations starting off:

1) Despite talking a lot about freedom and privacy in the tutorial, the group building Radicle (https://radworks.org/) is planning to sell hosting and make a profit via an Ethereum-based cryptocurrency (https://www.tally.xyz/gov/radworks) as well as NFTs and smart contracts. Some big Libertarian red flags there.

2) At some point there was a Swiss nonprofit "Radicle Foundation", but this now seems to be a for-profit venture (see https://radicle.xyz/history). I wish it could just be a nonprofit.

3) In the user guide chapter on private repos (https://radicle.xyz/guides/user), it says that I need to use a public DNS address trusted seed node to share the repo. I understand there's no DHT here, but I hope it's not too much of a pain to run this over my local network instead of the internet. (And yeah, I know I can use git locally, I just want to test Radicle locally.)

Overall, I think that if radworks turns out to be evil it will be a way easier transition to fork Radicle than it has been to leave GitHub, but I still wish I didn't have to worry.

#Programming #CodeForge #Radicle #GitHub #GitLab #Codeberg #FOSS #FreeSoftware #VersionControl #crypto #Cryptocurrency #NFT #DAO #SmartContract #Ethereum #Libertarian

Any #Developers still using #GitHub for their personal #OpenSource, #FLOSS, #FOSS projects at this point are sending a clear message that they are for really heinous things or are willfully ignorant ioo.

To be clear, if you are still there you seem to be in favour of the #ICE deportations, the #Genocide in #Gaza and #Palestine, #LLMs, especially #CoPilot stealing code (especially yours) and probably other bad things. If you didn't know about this well now you do.

Please use #CodeBerg, #ForgeJo or even a #SelfHosted #GitLab instead (if there is anything ethically wrong with GitLab please let us know.)

It's easy to move to CodeBerg as they have an automated way to do so.

If you're part of a team please strongly suggest moving to another #CodeForge software.

Do you like @radicle but aren’t exactly enthusiastic about self-hosting your #codeForge?

Talk to us to find out about a hosted #radicle node offering!

Have us spin up your team’s seed node and CI runners and move your code to the global #peerToPeer network!

#OpenSource #ForTheWin #foss #git

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@ayo did you come across #radicle yet? Looks really intriguing. They did a lot of R&D, seem to have nailed the #protocols now. I'm going to try it for my next #opensource project

https://radicle.xyz/

#git #cvs #sourcecode #codeforge #p2p