Why do FOSS projects use github? Because it's a good product, simple. It has lots of features that people use every day that you don't necessarily find on other source code platforms. For example, their new code search is top class. You won't realize what's missing until you try to do the same thing elsewhere. GitHub also gets a lot of details right e.g. in pull requests and issue management.
Added to that, it has the largest community of developers, and those who would potentially participate in FOSS projects likely already have an account. It's where people already are and what they are familiar with.
(I have contributed to a few FOSS projects on github.)
This ‘everyone is using it so I need to also’ logic is funny to me, given the idea of the F in FOSS is to use network effects to spread the idea of software freedom. Using and thus endorsing a proprietary platform with ever increasing integration into the software lifecycle seems to do the exact opposite of that.
The code search is rather meh than top class. Any grep can do better. Also the code search requires one to log in, basically does not exist for not logged in users, which equals zero quality for them.
FOSS folks need a reality check, regarding of many of their beloved projects are now on the paychecks from Oracle, Microsoft, Oracle, Meta, IBM, Intel, Google, Apple, AMD, NVidia,....
From operating systems, programming languages, frameworks, compilers, editors, whatever.
While placing the code in Codeberg only to get warm feelings.
The beloved projects were already successful without those paychecks, hence why those companies took an interest in them in the first place and didn't (at least publicly) try to create their own alternatives knowing that they wouldnt be able to compete.
Since the companies have been in the extend phase of their EEE logic, their contributions to open source have been helpful, granted.
rty32|1 year ago
Added to that, it has the largest community of developers, and those who would potentially participate in FOSS projects likely already have an account. It's where people already are and what they are familiar with.
(I have contributed to a few FOSS projects on github.)
LightFog|1 year ago
zelphirkalt|1 year ago
pjmlp|1 year ago
From operating systems, programming languages, frameworks, compilers, editors, whatever.
While placing the code in Codeberg only to get warm feelings.
tetris11|1 year ago
The beloved projects were already successful without those paychecks, hence why those companies took an interest in them in the first place and didn't (at least publicly) try to create their own alternatives knowing that they wouldnt be able to compete.
Since the companies have been in the extend phase of their EEE logic, their contributions to open source have been helpful, granted.
LightFog|1 year ago
They are trying to advocate for software that doesn’t hurt its users in a sea of enshittifaction.
They should stop because corporations produce powerful software?
frou_dh|1 year ago
LightFog|1 year ago