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Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Re: Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Post by pseudosavant »

vorticalbox wrote: post #98
pseudosavant wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What kind of enforceable guarantees could we actually get that xAI won't use our private code for training? Not empty promises, guarantees that have legal teeth. This applies to anything with xAI or Cursor though, especially after last months' revelation that Cursor was uploading every repo it touched.

This question also applies to OpenAI, anthopic, GitHub (Microsoft) and any server you send your data too.

Not in the same way really. There aren't examples of OpenAI, Anthropic, or GitHub/Microsoft doing the sketchy things that xAI has been involved with. Those companies care a lot about the reputational damage that would come from flouting their customer's data privacy obligations.

Cursor/xAI was making a full copy of every repo it ever touched within the last month, and when caught, just acted like that was an accident. A system to download every repo you touch, and then upload it to persistent cloud storage, doesn't just happen by accident.

Re: Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Post by jjice »

I can't imagine reaching for this instead of GitLab, GitTea, or one of the many other more mature and open source alternatives. Going for the managers, directors, and CTOs that make decisions and face no consequences if they negatively impact the team, I guess.

Re: Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Post by elpakal »

dutchCourage wrote: post #29

I expected more than a GitHub clone, this is a bit of a let down. There's a lot of space to innovate around collaboration and version control in the age of agentic workflows.

Totally agree. I wonder if git itself needs to be looked at, its objects and history are likely not as important as the context/instructions used to make code changes these days imho

Re: Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Post by bilalq »

xvilka wrote: post #109

Instead of creating one more centralized alternative, it's best to invest all effort into a decentralized solution, like Radicle[1][2] or federated Forgejo[3][4]. [1] https://radicle.dev/ [2] https://radicle.network/nodes/seed.radicle.dev/rad%3Az3gqcJU... [3] https://forgejo.org/ [4] https://codeberg.org/forgejo-contrib/federation/src/branch/m...

I feel like this misses the value of something like Github or Origin entirely though. There's nothing terribly difficult about hosting a git server. The UX and pull requests capabilities are a little involved, but there are alternatives today.

What makes Github special is the ecosystem and integrations. Sentry, Linear, and so many other tools have special UX around Github. You need centralization (or at the very least, a standard) for that.

It sucks to see Github's fall from grace, but I just can't bring myself to use a service like this under the custody of SpaceX. I've been saying this for a while, but I really wish Linear would swoop in and become the unified platform for software development.

Re: Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Post by joshuat »

cryo32 wrote: post #114

GitHub is a mess so lets throw our code into a Musk owned enterprise, famously a different shade of mess? How about neither? Man I wish we stuck with Subversion at this point.

I feel like the "GitHub is a mess" conversation is a little forced at times - I spend a significant portion of my work day in GitHub and while there have been an uptick in outages lately, it still feels like a very solid platform.

I guess I personally wouldn't categorize it as a "mess" and the conversations I read about it here make me think I'm using an entirely different product than everyone else.

Re: Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Post by tensor »

Today, SpaceX launches Origin. Tomorrow, as people complain about bugs and missing features "We're not a software company, we plan to build a solar forge around Jupiter and just generate all the possible source codes in the universe, so we're no longer focusing on Origin because it's an outdated concept."

Re: Cursor launches Origin, GitHub alternative

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Post by shimman »

adeelk93 wrote: post #91
mcny wrote: post #90

> You must have a valid mobile phone number to sign up. SMS charges may apply.

Reduces barrier of entry for mass AI spam, so I’m for it

As we all know spam text messages aren't a thing since it's very costly and hard to spoof cell phone numbers.
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