It's kind of weird that we've collectively decided on a distributed version control system, while centralizing where we keep the repositories and metadata.
I think it's just a simple reality that most projects don't actually need or want a decentralized development process. In my experience, most projects are looking for a single, high-reliability canonical source that is in control of project leadership. Most projects are only developed by a small group, maybe even only one person.
^ Comment on the Nth 100+ GitHub Down thread (every thread is like that).
Maybe everyone here is just using it as an excuse to chatter about forges or GitHub being down too much etc. and it has no impact. But if it does and people are honestly fretting they can mirror their repos. Then no one needs to worry that much (except for their cursed CI setups) the next time it happens.
And that’s a benefit of peer-to-peer repos right there.
metalliqaz|6 months ago
meepmorp|6 months ago
keybored|6 months ago
Maybe everyone here is just using it as an excuse to chatter about forges or GitHub being down too much etc. and it has no impact. But if it does and people are honestly fretting they can mirror their repos. Then no one needs to worry that much (except for their cursed CI setups) the next time it happens.
And that’s a benefit of peer-to-peer repos right there.
ryandv|6 months ago