Dawid

Github or not Github for releasing some open source stuff?

I do not really like Github for many reasons, but IMHO releasing on any other service is a bit like shooting into the void.

It's a bit different when well known project leaves Github from me (no one) releasing on other service, because in the first case at least part of community and maintainers would go with the project, when in second one people would just shrug and forget.

#github #gitlab #codeberg #gitea #oss #foss

Mar 24 at 6:42pmMastodon for Android
Show threadnecrophcodrMar 24
@djvdq releasing on GitHub is not much different. the only difference is how many people have accounts there. but quantity is quantity, so there's no reason for more people to see it, or help out
Show threadDawidMar 24
@necrophcodr sure. But bigger chance is that people might want to contribute or even report bugs when it's where they have account and not to create one on some small platform just for this one ticket or commit
Show threadDaniel DorfmanMar 24
@djvdq Yo acabo de publicar en Gitlab y, de momento, sólo en Gitlab porque tengo las mismas dudas que tú. Es tremendamente fastidioso querer compartir el software que uno ha creado con licencias opensource en sitios que no son de convicción propia pero que son donde publica una inmensa mayoría. Si quieres visibilidad..
Show threadNormMar 24
@djvdq I moved back to GitHub for this reason, but if you don't want to choose one over the other why not use both (with one being a mirror of the other)?
Show threadDawidMar 26
@normplum this is what I will most probably do
Show threadSebastian KrzyszkowiakMar 24
@djvdq It makes no practical difference unless by "not github" you mean something like self-hosting a cgit and demanding sending patches via PGP-encrypted mail or whatever 😜