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by tantalor 40 days ago
What do you need users for?

GH is not a social network
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tardedmeme 40 days ago
I don't know. Everyone seems to be using GitHub only because everyone else is using GitHub. Apparently that's important somehow. Me, I use "git init"
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01HNNWZ0MV43FF 40 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

It's a lot easier to get bug reports and fixes when everyone is on the same auth system.

That's why there is also a call for federated forges

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tardedmeme 40 days ago
Why is it easier to submit a bug report if my bug reporting system is run by the same company as your code repository? Why are those things even slightly related?
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jenadine 40 days ago
Because users and community contributors most likely already have an account, are familiar with the UI.

There is also the "gamification" aspect that GitHub have. Doesn't motivate me personally, but could have effect on some others.

Projects on GitHub gets a lot more visibility. To the point that many projects that do not use GitHub as their main forge are still often mirroring their repository there, and have to deal with double source of bug reports or pr.

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tardedmeme 40 days ago
If it's just about the account, this can be solved by using their existing account (log in with Google/Apple/GitHub/email) or no account at all.
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tantalor 40 days ago
> same auth system

I'm confused with auth has to do with it?

We've had OAuth 2.0 since 2012

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