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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by rajathagasthya on Thursday December 15, 2016 @05:42PM (#13189328)
Isn't the migration easier because it's just a git repo? I'm curious how GitHub's software platform specifically facilitates easy migration.
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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by palunon on Thursday December 15, 2016 @06:29PM (#13189702)
The git repo itself is trivial to migrate (you already have a full copy, just push it somewhere else).

The problems are issues, code comments, pull request discussions, etc, which may be harder, and their API helps here.

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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by mixedCase on Thursday December 15, 2016 @08:07PM (#13190252)
Truth be told, an API is an easy way to get app developers to include support for your platform; you aren't going to save yourself from the reality of web scrapers in any case.
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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by sytse on Friday December 16, 2016 @10:03AM (#13193670)
The API certainly helps. Our GitLab can import all the things you mention. https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/workflow/importing/import_project...
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Re:GitHub lost $66M in nine months of 2016 by connorshea on Thursday December 15, 2016 @06:13PM (#13189589)
The comprehensive API helps, though that can theoretically be limited if a ton of people try to migrate.
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