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Why are so many Linux projects on Microsoft GitHub? Shouldn't they all move to Codeberg? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by Dymonika@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Sure, I know a lot of projects have been on GH since before MS bought it, but they've owned it for quite a while now, so we really should be seeing better migration out by now, no?

Codeberg is nonprofit which seems more in the spirit of the Linux ecosystem overall. GH is for-profit...

EDIT: All right, all right, I've gotten schooled. Thank you, O wise ones; I didn't realize how much Microsoft literally depends on Linux, among other things. I will proceed to shut up.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Github was around for a long time before MS bought it.

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[–] Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Amuy new projects are codeberg. But github has a default 10gb repo space. Imagine everyone suddenly wants that on codeberg, the cost alone would force them to shut down or have other forms of income than donations.

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[–] leftascenter@jlai.lu 5 points 3 weeks ago

It's really for the copilot integration. ,/s

[–] ian@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I joined Github and others, years ago to report bugs in software. But now I rage quit Github. No more bugs from me unless you move your application to a more acceptable platform. I suggest every bug reporter user do likewise. Screw Microsoft.

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[–] adarza@piefed.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

many were there first, long before microsoft bought the site. but now? yea. why tf are people still using it.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

GitHub is good enough to people keep using it. With the exception of the AI-induced downtimes last month, other platforms have as many problems as GH does, but GH gets the bad rep because it's the one everyone uses and has an opinion about.

Despite old problems that still annoy me, they actually have an impressive and unmatched set of features too, so one can't move away without some compromise. For the most part, you might find Forgejo/Codeberg and others to meet your needs, but it's going to take a long time to match GitHub's maturity in some things like code search.

[–] juh@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

They all want to make America great again.

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