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by ddevault 1442 days ago
I'm not sure that we'll be moving forward if we're not willing to answer to the fact that our indulgence in free services is putting our freedoms in jeopardy. What use is it if you jump ship from GitHub to another service which is letting investors foot your bill? It'll just be the same story in a few years. SourceHut is designed for long-term sustainability and an ethical operating model.

If you feel differently, perhaps Codeberg is for you instead? SFC recommends them as well and I am just as happy to see projects move there as I am to see them on SourceHut -- we're a paying (but non-voting) member of Codeberg ourselves. Diversity is healthy for the ecosystem, but the proprietary platforms ought to be expelled.
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remram 1441 days ago
> I'm not sure that we'll be moving forward if

I totally agree with you! This is why I think we will not be moving forward, with things as they are.

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rambojazz 1441 days ago
Why do you pay Codeberg and what is your role with them?
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ddevault 1441 days ago
We use them to host our status page on independent infrastructure:

https://codeberg.org/ddevault/pages

We started paying as soon as we started relying on them for this purpose. We pay one euro short of the minimum contribution for voting rights, to support them while respecting their independence. Codeberg is doing wonderful work that we (and the community at large) are depending on and we're prepared to support that without hesitation. Diversity is good for FOSS.

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rambojazz 1440 days ago
> Codeberg is doing wonderful work

how are they different, or better, than any other floss instance (disroot, framagit, gitgud, savannah, NotABug, pagure, etc)?

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ddevault 1440 days ago
They're backed by a member-owned organization, are in good financial standing for the long term, and it is run by good people that I trust. The others may be good as well but I think that Codeberg has really got it nailed.
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