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We need a federation of forges

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Re: We need a federation of forges

#4
Is there really nothing like BitTorrent for git, or have we just not heard about it because of GitHub's network effects? It feels like this problem was solved long ago for binaries.

Re: We need a federation of forges

#7

I don't think calling your git server a "knot" is going to go over well with certain large subsections of the OSS community. Or rather, it will go over way too well.

Ha, we heard this but decided to stick to it because hey, it isn't hurting anyone. No harm in a little bit of fun.

Re: We need a federation of forges

#9
post #4

Is there really nothing like BitTorrent for git, or have we just not heard about it because of GitHub's network effects? It feels like this problem was solved long ago for binaries.

gittorrents were talked about and built at least 15 if not 20 years ago.

the issue isn't mirroring of data, this is a solved problem. everything else that a forge does is a problem - issue tracking, PRs, reviews, CI/CD, authn, authz, secrets, audit trails, ...

Re: We need a federation of forges

#10

I don't think calling your git server a "knot" is going to go over well with certain large subsections of the OSS community. Or rather, it will go over way too well.

Furry developers are all professionals and won't have a giggle fit every time they think about it.
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