I am tackeling my next project in moving away from #BigTech and #USTech companies. This one is one that is really hard for me, and that pains me a bit: I'm moving away from #GitHub - it's hard for me, because I've been brought up with #SVN and instantly fell in love with #DVCS, and with #git I instantly also started using GitHub. And I **really** used it like their slogan suggested: Like "facebook for programmers". I followed friends and colleagues, followed projects I loved and people that seemd interesting to me, and even had a couple of discussions that started with a commit or new repository on Github. Plus, I love their mascot and have a huge amount of stickers featuring #Octocat - to me GitHub was a crucial part of my programming hobby and upbringing.

However, since #Microsoft accquired it, my engagement got less, even though I stayed, because no other solution at that time was remotely what I wanted and loved about GitHub.

Since then, lots of things have happend; GitHub fired people that spoke out against the capitol attack, it does business with ICE, and is now monetizing the works of millions of open source developers with their integration of AI in GitHub that you never agreed to and cannot opt out of. And GitHub's parent company openly supports Trump, and meddles in international juristriction and politics by blocking political enemies of the Trump regime from their accounts (i.e. the E-Mail account of ICC Prosecutors).

I think I won't delete my old GitHub account; but active and new repositories will be moved to @Codeberg - I am not sure if it is the right home for me, or if I long-term will be hosting my own @gitea or @forgejo instance; but for a start I think it is the right thing to do, and as I am currently working on something I would like to put under versioning, now is the best time to do it. So if you want to follow along, here is my new repository host:

https://codeberg.org/pygospa

#BoycottBigTech #UnplugTrump #privacy #security #souverein #NoAI #AiMisuse #GiveUpGitHub #codeberg #forgejo

RE: https://mastodon.social/@NWBison/115942727843586594

Your GitHub scientists were so pre-occupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. #OctoCat

Create your own Octocat by visiting
https://myoctocat.com/

#octocat #github #git #cat #create #fun

Mascots our preschooler recognizes and knows the names of: Octocat

#preschoolerLife #parenting #geekParent #github #mascot #octocat

Last week, I visited GitHub HQ and was allowed to see the (not-so-secret) secret room! It is stunningly beautiful!😍

Mona the Octocat is undoubtedly the shining star of it 🤩

#GitHubUniverse #Octocat

Today is the first day of #OctoBear. I'm not quite sure why this #month was named after an 8-legged bear or why I never heard about them so far, but two things are clear to me:

- Octo-Bears are not at all related with friendly #GitHub mascot #OctoCat

- I hope I never meet an Octo-Bear. Pretty sure even encounters with kodiak bears, grizzly bears or polar bears would offer better chances of survival.

#October

Finished a little tinkering project. I very much like how it turned out. Welcome on my desk, Mona!

#github #mona #octocat #3dprinting