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What's holding you back from trying Codeberg? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been on Codeberg for over a year now and the experience has been great. It has been around for a while, it's fast, thanks to Forgejo, the self-hostable open-source software that Codeberg uses, which also offers great features.

However, it lacks a good CI/CD system. I feel like Woodpecker (the CI/CD system Codeberg uses) can't do more complex things. Forgejo/Gitea have their own CI/CD system which is better, but Codeberg still uses Woodpecker.

But other than that, why isn't Codeberg more widely adopted? Even privacy advocates continue to use GitHub, despite its acquisition by Microsoft. I agree with the sentiment that GitHub has a large user base, and its widespread adoption is undeniable, but I still think more people should try Codeberg or even self-host their own Forgejo/Gitea instances.

So, I'm curious to hear your perspective. What are the reasons that keep you tied to GitHub? Do the features and network outweigh the privacy concerns? Are there specific functionalities that you rely on and haven't found elsewhere?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Federated instances. When thats stable, I'll switch.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

That color.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I would have given it a go, but reading their terms it seems they don't like people having non-foss code there, and I would like to have both my foss and non-foss projects together on one platform.

I've been thinking about self-hosting forgejo though!

Edit: I did move from GitHub to GitLab, but don't really wanna stay on GitLab either.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Similar - I thought about codeberg for the source of my interactive climate model,
but am not yet ready to give it a pure-foss license - might split in parts with different licenses. Could try self-hosting.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I develop a moderately popular open source project and self-host it on Gitea. But I also mirror it on GitHub and accept PRs there. And one PR submitter on GitHub said they preferred to contribute there because that's where potential employers look for open source activity.

Could employers also look on Gitea/Forgejo? In theory, yes. But some of them literally ask for your GitHub profile on their application forms....

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We also ask for a GitHub handle but when one supplies Codeberg or GitLab it's seen as very positive. Might not be the case for standard HR though.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

mind share – GitHub is the Coca-Cola of git, Codeberg and SourceHut are the RC Colas – people are already on GitHub, their projects are already on GitHub, their workflows are already on GitHub, their friends are already on GitHub, their co-workers are already on GitHub, and on and on …

it’s the same issue with Facebook – everyone knows Facebook is shit, but leaving Facebook means convincing your friends and family to leave Facebook, and convincing their friends and family to leave Facebook … outside of a global event like a pandemic, a nigh impossible task …

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