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Why aren't more people using Codeberg or something open source (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 day ago by unitedwithme@lemmy.today to c/linux@programming.dev

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Since Microsoft owns Github, Gitlab is Corp owned now since 2022, why are so many who preach privacy or using Linux, etc, still using a MS product?

Genuine questions. I'm assumming either familiarity & simplicity with GH or difficulty migrating elsewhere?

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[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 day ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

For Codeberg, they don't allow closed-source* projects. You of course have Forgejo (which is what Codeberg utilises), and many open-source developers have been moving to it. I've also heard some projects switching over to GitLab as well, which is corporate-owned, but I believe has a self-hosted option that gives people a little more control. But for many people, GitHub works fine as it is and don't want the hassle of transferring their projects, commit history, issues, etc. over.

[–] ell1e@leminal.space 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Where does Codeberg rule out commercial projects? I've never heard of that being banned over there. (Do you perhaps mean closed-source?)

[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago

Oop OK I correct my comment

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 19 hours ago

There is ambiguity in their ToS regarding commercial projects.

They have said that they have to clear it up IIRC because they aren't against it, they just have to figure out what to officially allow and not or something.

Gittea also for closed source/companies who don't want to host their own repos.