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The enshittification of Github continues (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (13 children)

Codeberg only allows open source licensed code. If you’re working on non-free software you could self host Codeberg’s underlying software, or SourceHut is a different but other good option too.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (12 children)

In what circumstances would you develop non-free code and still have the need to pick a provider? Don't companies have regulations usually, so your have to use either their own hosted instance or GitHub enterprise?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (9 children)

I use GitHub private repos for my home configuration stuff. So it's not open source since I'm the only one using it and I don't want someone else to know how to attack my network.

For certain configurations, self hosting doesn't make sense. For people like me, who would rather spend his time doing the stuff I care about instead of maintaining the stuff I don't care about, I'm okay giving Microsoft some "control" over my code for the convenience.

That said, I am thinking about moving my FOSS code off of GitHub since that is an option. I'd have to see their CI/CD pipelines though.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Just FYI, you can keep personal repositories for configurations and whatnot on Codeberg, check out the FAQ: https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/faq/#can-i-host-personal%2C-private-repositories-that-i-do-not-intend-to-publish%3F

I'd have to see their CI/CD pipelines though.

~~Codeberg hasn't deployed their Actions yet, but the software Gitea and Forgejo both have it, so I believe it will come some time in the near future (don't know how near though, could probably ask them over on @Codeberg).~~

EDIT: not completely true, actions have been ready for a while apparently, but you currently have to provide your own compute: https://docs.codeberg.org/ci/actions/
Which isn't ideal, though

In the meantime you can either use Woodpecker or use another forge like Gitea hosted (has Actions already) or Gitlab with their CI/CD

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Doesn't appear that you are allowed to host personal code projects though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Of course not, that's the point. I don't know what their stance on little toy projects kept for yourself is if that's what you're asking

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