[vollbrecht]

I think this is a great peace of software, though i think its mostly tailored for the single dev, or business case for closed source software, but much less a software peace that allow for great community building. I think this is because of:

a) The network effect that you inherently get with for example github b) The barrier to create accounts on yet another platform to contribute.

In that regards i find the original way of just using email's to send patches just such a brilliant idea, because at least it eliminates my second point completely. That's why i think sourcehut [0] is such a nice idea at least in theory. Though now you have to teach people not only how to use "git" but also how to use "git" via email :D

https://sourcehut.org/

[mroche]

Gitea and Forgejo support OAuth integration and AGit Flow*, which is a breath of fresh air compared to the connected "fork" and PR strategies. It's a good middle ground between the "modern" method and email collaboration. With some UX tweaks it could become very accessible for many.

Available platforms like Codeberg provide the option to sign in/register with GitHub and GitLab auth, so needing "yet another account" has become a much weaker argument.

* https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/user/agit-support/