Software ArchaeologistJun 2, 2018

> make a forge
> close the forge
> want to buy github

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Show threadRysiekúr (old account)Jun 2, 2018

@dashie MS wants to buy GitHub?

Oh boy.

Show thread Software ArchaeologistJun 2, 2018
@rysiek rumors for now, but lol yeah
Show threadRysiekúr (old account)Jun 2, 2018

@dashie

FLOSS community:
> hey let's put all our eggs in this one GitHub basket
> what could possibly go wrong
> GitHub is so convenient

Microsoft:

Show threadBernieJun 2, 2018
@rysiek @dashie Well, we also seem to be putting several eggs in the GitLab basket, and larger projects host their own GitLab instance.
Show threadBernie

@rysiek @dashie When it comes to git hosting, every developer still has a full copy of the history. There's minimal risk of lock-in.

Bug trackers are another story... do GitHub and GitLab let you export all bugs with comments?

Jun 2, 2018 at 10:10amWeb
Show threadRysiekúr (old account)Jun 2, 2018

@codewiz @dashie There is some talk about federated issues on Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/44486

GitHub on the other hand clearly focuses in locking you in. If not with git history, then with issues, pull requests, wikis, and all the rest.

Share events externally via ActivityPub (#44486) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab Community Edition

### Description While working in Gitlab developers and projects create a lot of interesting events, commits, comments, releases, etc. Each of these could be shared on social networks or other...