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Getting out of "evil" GitHub (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by dogs0n@sh.itjust.works to c/git@programming.dev
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Just to be clear: I'm not asking for github alternatives.

If you had an open source project that is somewhat deeply rooted in GitHub's ecosystem and wanted to move to another service, how would you proceed?

I'd really want to self host a service, but then i'd be subjecting my internet to regular clones or downloads of releases (I'm not sure how much that'd effect me generally, but it seems worth considering).

No one's internet is as reliable as a cloud hosted service either, so there's also that to consider.

So I guess a cloud option? (Codeberg probably btw)

But then (either way) you're potentially splitting a community I'd imagine?

You can mirror repos to github, but if you have a project small enough and it forces issues/prs on another service, is anyone gonna bother?

Maybe you just have to swap and be okay with less people around, just so you can get out of Microsoft's grip in open source.

Do you have any thoughts?

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[-] dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

I guess I have a slightly different problem in that I use GitHub Container Registry to host release images.

I haven't looked, but I would think Codeberg might have something similar.

I would use Docker's registry, but that feels like stepping sideways instead of forwards for some reason.

Yes, you will lose some "driveby" error reports from people who don't want to make a codeberg account to report the bug on. But then they don't actually "need" need it solved either.

That's a very good point. I had thought of keeping the github repo mirrored so that it could be used for issues (and maybe prs?) still, but your point has me rethinking the need.

Make it a single source of truth, point to the new repo in the old one and update the descriptions in the distributing websites/services and that's it.

I will certainly consider this. It would definitely be easier than setting up a mirror in addition to moving.

I guess I'm worried that without an "active" side on github, the project will lose any traction it has gained since I didn't advertise it, I think github naturally brought people in.

Thank you for your reply, it is very helpful!

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