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What would it take for you to move away from Github? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Let's be honest, the majority here probably has a github account. Some of us are happy as a clam and wouldn't switch no matter what happened, but there are some who would and haven't yet. Why?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Try actually working on 5 different Gitlab instances and you will soon notice that there is in fact a really big difference between federation and decentralization.

This is my biggest problem with Gitlab and github alternatives. Multiple accounts on every single instance you want to contribute to. It's a pain

Though for what it’s worth Gitlab is actually looking into potentially supporting ActivityPub in the future!

Gitlab could've worked on federation years ago, but they sat on their hands for at least 7 years until an external contributor decided he would implement it. Good on the dude, but fuck gitlab for being so passive about it for all these years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is my biggest problem with Gitlab and github alternatives. Multiple accounts on every single instance you want to contribute to. It’s a pain

Wah really? I contribute to, like countless projects on github. Sometimes just a comment in a discussion or a single line pull request and then never again... gitlab sounds horrible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, they completely ignored that aspect for maybe a decade. One poor, unaffiliated dude is finally taking it upon himself to implement it while Gitlab engineers cheer him on. IMO it's their biggest oversight and misprioritisation.