Get off of GitHub

#1

Post by pljns » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:28 PM UTC

Re: Get off of GitHub

#2

Post by scrollaway » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:49 PM UTC

Edit: On topic: I've been meaning to move to Gitlab but Github still has a strong pull on me. I have a really good profile there which is useful when I look for work, and the barrier of entry to contributing to other open source projects is immeasurably great. Github has actually made open source fun.

The recent developments are extremely worrisome though. I was hoping we'd get some more years from Github before they turn awful... thankfully, the tie-in only goes as far as the profile itself, there are excellent backup[1] and conversion tools which have been recently linked on HN - and of course, there's Gitlab.

[1] https://github.com/joeyh/github-backup

Re: Get off of GitHub

#3

Post by eddieroger » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:49 PM UTC

Site is down, no comments yet. Guess I'm staying with GitHub a little longer.

Re: Get off of GitHub

#4

Post by dudul » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:49 PM UTC

"[VCs are] not looking for a profitable business; instead, they’re looking for growth that provides the opportunity for a 100x exit. "

I don't want to make a little bit of money every day, I want to make a fucking ton of money all at once ( https://youtu.be/BzAdXyPYKQo?t=57 )

Re: Get off of GitHub

#5

Post by repomies691 » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:50 PM UTC

scrollaway wrote: post #2

Down. Mirror: https://archive.is/gArqw Edit: On topic: I've been meaning to move to Gitlab but Github still has a strong pull on me. I have a really good profile there which is useful when I look for work, and the barrier of entry to contributing to other open source projects is immeasurably great. Github has actually made open source fun . The recent developments are extremely worrisome though. I was hoping we'd get…

"451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons"

Re: Get off of GitHub

#6

Post by aembleton » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:51 PM UTC

Maybe the developers of FOSS just want to use the best tool for the job. Maybe they are opening up their work because they want others to be able to contribute to it and Github happens to be the most effective way of soliciting contributions.

Re: Get off of GitHub

#7

Post by akerro » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:52 PM UTC

repomies691 wrote: post #5

scrollaway wrote: post #2

Down. Mirror: https://archive.is/gArqw Edit: On topic: I've been meaning to move to Gitlab but Github still has a strong pull on me. I have a really good profile there which is useful when I look for work, and the barrier of entry to contributing to other open source projects is immeasurably great. Github has actually made open source fun . The recent developments are extremely worrisome though. I was hoping we'd get…

"451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons"

https://screenshotmachine.com/serve.php?img=archive-is-FULL-...

Re: Get off of GitHub

#8

Post by repomies691 » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:53 PM UTC

akerro wrote: post #7

repomies691 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons"

https://screenshotmachine.com/serve.php?img=archive-is-FULL-...

thanks

Re: Get off of GitHub

#9

Post by scrollaway » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 1:56 PM UTC

repomies691 wrote: post #5

scrollaway wrote: post #2

Down. Mirror: https://archive.is/gArqw Edit: On topic: I've been meaning to move to Gitlab but Github still has a strong pull on me. I have a really good profile there which is useful when I look for work, and the barrier of entry to contributing to other open source projects is immeasurably great. Github has actually made open source fun . The recent developments are extremely worrisome though. I was hoping we'd get…

"451 Unavailable For Legal Reasons"

Huh. Which country are you in?

Re: Get off of GitHub

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Post by headgasket » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 2:03 PM UTC

Gitlab is quite impressive. I've dropped bitbucket for it. I still love github, I find its best use case for me is a great repository of code samples(I've also contributed to several projects ); the social aspect is valuable (to me) because generally the most starred projects are of the highest quality, it's a valuable vetting process.

The curse of the growth hacking is this: there's a fixed number of top developers and hackers on this planet. Once you've crossed that number, the next new user's input decreases the signal to noise. This happens everywhere. (not pointing any fingers to not get down votes... :-)

cheers!