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by recitedropper 45 days ago
Hate GitHub being down, plus hate AI stealing your code? Join sourcehut--it has worked great for me, and I'd love to see it flourish as a platform.
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yrds96 45 days ago
I like the experience of exploring new repositories so I switched everything to codeberg which is where most of the projects I'm interested with are
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pokstad 45 days ago
How is sourcehut different? It’s just yet another centralized service.
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recitedropper 45 days ago
If you need to self-host, self-host. Sourcehut is obviously not a replacement for that.

But, if not: It is different because Drew DeVault is scathingly anti-AI, and has a history of sticking to strong opinions (for better or worse). Seems like the best bet for off-premise source control if you are concerned about AI scraping and downtime.

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Conscat 45 days ago
At least it doesn't go down as often, I guess. I think most users do want a centralized forge that gives them discoverability and star graphs.
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arielcostas 45 days ago
> It’s just yet another centralized service

Yeah, collaboration usually requires some sort of centralisation. Whether that is the LKML+git.kernel.org, gitlab.gnome.org, salsa.debian.org or Sourcehut, or GitHub. At least Sourcehut isn't completely proprietary and shoving AI down your throat at every possible chance. The same can be said for Codeberg and almost any GitLab CE, Gitea or Forgejo instance

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senko 45 days ago
what are my options if I hate github being down but love AI stealing my code?
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