Re:GitHub Git Operations Are Down
by rad_gruchalski on Monday January 13, 2025 @08:17PM
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> no need for a server, no need to be online, just do `git init` in any old directory
svn doesn’t require a server and there is no need to be online. It works perfectly fine over the file:// protocol.
Interesting.
Was that always the case? I remember it being quite a hassle to set up (following tutorials online), but that was about 15 to 20 years ago or so.
And a `git remote add name url` and you are setup to use another remote server.
Only if your repo doesn't have any other critical integrations like CI/CD, jira, etc
But you are right that I want reliable and easy-to-use services. And centralisation is often one way to go there.
As an interesting counterpoint: Git itself is decentralised and replaced centralised services like Subversion. And that made git easier to use, especially easier to get started with: no need for a server, no need to be online, just do `git init` in any old directory.
A GitHub-clone could be more decentralised, but they'd need to use that decentralisation to drive those other features that people actually care about day to day.