sizeoftheuniverseJul 20, 2023

is it just me or GitHub is turning into some sort of LinkedIn

https://programming.dev/post/800229

is it just me or GitHub is turning into some sort of LinkedIn - programming.dev

Initially LinkedIn was just another site where you could find jobs. It was simple to use, simple to connect with others, it even had some nice groups with meaningful discussions. And then it gain monopoly as the “sole” professional network where you could actually land a job. If you are not on LinkedIn now, you are quite invisible on the job market. Recruiters are concentrated there, even if they have to pay extremely high prices for a premium accounts. The site is horrible now: a social network in disguise, toxic and boring influencers, and a lot of noise and bloated interface to explore. When Google decided to close their code.google.com [http://code.google.com], GitHub filled a void. It was a simple site, it was powered by git (not by svn or cvs), and most of the major open source projects migrated there. The interface was simple, and everything was perfect. And then something changed. GitHub UI started to bloat, all kinds of “features” nobody asked for were implemented, and then the site became a SaaS. Now Microsoft hosts the bulk of open source projects the world has to offer. GitHub become a monopoly. If you dont keep your code there, chances are people wont notice your side projects. It this bothers me. Rant over. I hate internet monopolies.

Show threadraubarno

At least, there’s Codeberg, run by a German nonprofit, who’s challenging the monopoly. It is aimed exclusively for FOSS projects, private repositories are forbidden. They are running Forgejo as their bloat-free software forge server.

Now, I think every Web2 website must be operated by a nonprofit.

Codeberg.org

Codeberg is a non-profit community-led organization that aims to help free and open source projects prosper by giving them a safe and friendly home.

Codeberg.org
Jul 20, 2023 at 6:28amWeb
Show threadLaxariaJul 20, 2023

From my PoV it’s probably less that that every Web2 must be run as a non profit but rather many of these projects are effectively public good spaces. Hosting a code repository has become less of an esoteric thing and turning into a public good benefit. Spaces like Reddit and Twitter are todays analogous of a public discussion forum in a park or at a bar.

Internet tools have become so ubiquitous they are critical to serve public needs and public benefits. However these internet spaces are increasingly commercialized and privatized, which runs against them being valuable public goods (see the difference between Wikipedia, run primarily for public benefit, and Wikia/Fandom).

Show threadggnoredoJul 20, 2023
wasn’t codeberg using gitea? not it says powered by forgejo
Show threadcopygirlJul 20, 2023
Gitea was taken over by a for-profit company, Forgejo is a fork by the previous maintainers to continue it fully FOSS without any of the shenanigans. See also their FAQ.
Forgejo FAQ | Forgejo – Beyond coding. We forge.

Where does the name come from?

Show threadraubarnoJul 20, 2023
Forgejo is apparently a fork of Gitea.
Show threadAnonymousLlamaJul 20, 2023
Overall codeberg has been pretty decent, it's where the Kbin project is located. There's been a few outages over the last few weeks but overall it's pretty good.
Show threadraubarnoJul 20, 2023

Yes, I also experienced some outages and thus delayed pushing (which made me re-think again of overusing git submodules).

Nevertheless, I migrated my works from my server and Github to Codeberg recently.