Re:Gitlab Now the Main Development Platform for Wine
by JohnHaugeland on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:35PM
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then set up a github account and put up a project that says "my stuff is hosted over here instead"
Re:Gitlab Now the Main Development Platform for Wine
by jraph on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @06:15PM
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I should not have to open an account on GitHub. But okay, maybe-ish. However, my point is actually larger than this.
There's a whole ecosystem where your project doesn't exist if it's not on GitHub. For example, Hackoberfest, where only projects on GitHub are eligible (not that it necessarily a bad thing actually, but still, it really puts in the head of people that open source = GitHub) (edit: I see that they accepted GitLab in 2021. It's less bad than just GitHub, but still problematic). There are studies / research on software / open source that don't bother with projects not on GitHub. Libraries are often evaluated on the number of stars / forks / issues they have on GitHub.
These issues are all about the network effect.
Yes, but see, this is exactly what we ought to fight. No?
I don't want to be forced to host my open source projects at Microsoft. Or any place really. I don't think there should be any centralization for project hosting.
GitLab.com is not perfect neither, it requires users to run reCAPTCHA. This is forced Google spying for any GitLab users and therefore potential contributors.
I really want this fad that considers platforms hosting projects as social networks to end.