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Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by jalict »

sschueller wrote: post #15

I didn't know forgejo existed and I have been using gitlab ce which is getting more and more difficult to deal with for just home use. All of a sudden I see that I am no longer getting minor updates because my debian version isn't the latest and during my last update it broke the db again. forgejo seems to have everything I need including CI pipeline and container registry so I am definitely going to give it a try be…

Switched from Gitlab to Forgejo at work and it is working fantastic for us. I am also using at home.

Using both container registry and self-hosted runners, etc.

I was personally very frustrated with ACL and generally inheritance rules in gitlab and it is much more sensible and easy in Forgejo.

Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by dizhn »

sschueller wrote: post #15

I didn't know forgejo existed and I have been using gitlab ce which is getting more and more difficult to deal with for just home use. All of a sudden I see that I am no longer getting minor updates because my debian version isn't the latest and during my last update it broke the db again. forgejo seems to have everything I need including CI pipeline and container registry so I am definitely going to give it a try be…

FYI it's a fork of gitea, and like gitea, only a single go binary. Super easy to upgrade. I have been running gitea first and now forgejo under docker. It's literally a 5 minute deal to install once you know how it works.

Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by omnimus »

wvbdmp wrote: post #16

What’s the latest in Forgejo vs. Gitea?

Sometime in 2024 Forgejo became hard fork no longer merging Gitea code so both projects slowly diverge. But i think momentum is on Forgejo side. Codeberg is popular and development seems to be stable and solid.

Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by happymellon »

mraniki wrote: post #5

Why blocked? > We have a temporary glitch with GitHub—probably some contributor was geolocated in a sanctioned region (no details yet). All required documents to unlock the account have been uploaded. Don't blame Microsoft/GitHub - it is just U.S. law. Please be patient. It should be unblocked soon. https://mastodon.social/@organicmaps/114155428924741370

Sounds like a reasonable reason to dump a service that will just block you.

Nothing you put there sounds like a reason not to move, in fact it sounds like all the more reason to do it.

Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by zamalek »

mraniki wrote: post #5

Why blocked? > We have a temporary glitch with GitHub—probably some contributor was geolocated in a sanctioned region (no details yet). All required documents to unlock the account have been uploaded. Don't blame Microsoft/GitHub - it is just U.S. law. Please be patient. It should be unblocked soon. https://mastodon.social/@organicmaps/114155428924741370

> it is just law

Ah, a chief among the causes of brain drain.

Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by fitblipper »

Organic Maps is great and I'm hoping the transition to Forgejo goes smoothly for the project.

I've recently started hiking and just generally going outside in my community more. When I relied on Google Maps I would get some random business highlighted when navigating around. Since I switched to Organic Maps I see trails, artwork, parks, scenic views, etc, etc that I never knew existed even in my own neighborhood. I also love the idea that if I find something not right on it I can just open up Open Street Map, make a simple edit, and improve the life of everyone else using the app that comes after me.

Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by tisizi »

fitblipper wrote: post #27

Organic Maps is great and I'm hoping the transition to Forgejo goes smoothly for the project. I've recently started hiking and just generally going outside in my community more. When I relied on Google Maps I would get some random business highlighted when navigating around. Since I switched to Organic Maps I see trails, artwork, parks, scenic views, etc, etc that I never knew existed even in my own neighborhood. I a…

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Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by mdaniel »

sschueller wrote: post #15

I didn't know forgejo existed and I have been using gitlab ce which is getting more and more difficult to deal with for just home use. All of a sudden I see that I am no longer getting minor updates because my debian version isn't the latest and during my last update it broke the db again. forgejo seems to have everything I need including CI pipeline and container registry so I am definitely going to give it a try be…

> including CI pipeline

You'll want to be cautious, because readme and promises are not software; they're attempting to squat on[1] nektos/act[2] which itself is the 20/80 of GitHub Actions

You'll almost certainly be happier using woodpecker[3] or some other "external" CI system so you don't have to hopes-and-prayers your CI system

1: https://code.forgejo.org/forgejo/act

2: https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/tag/v10.0.3/go.mod#... and https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo/src/tag/v10.0.3/go.mod#...

3: https://github.com/woodpecker-ci/woodpecker (Apache 2)

Re: Organic Maps migrates to Forgejo due to GitHub account blocked by Microsoft

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Post by doublerabbit »

throwawaymaths wrote: post #14
tomrod wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> the account have been uploaded. Don't blame Microsoft/GitHub - it is just U.S. law. "I was just following orders" is an invalid defense.

i mean ok but no one is being killed or tortured or even kidnapped here.

> no one is being killed or tortured or even kidnapped here.

Maybe not but the vibe feels more like open source being gunpoint.

"Upload documents or else"

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