Re: Microsoft buys GitHub, is this a threat to open-source

On 4 Jun 2018, at 18:31, Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com> wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jun 2018, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>> No but it does show why using non open source platforms for open source
>> projects is an inherently bad idea.
>
> Joshua,
>
> Sourceforge seems to be out of favor, too, so are there any open source
> platforms that provide services that sourceforge and github do?

Both GitLab and BitBucket are commonly suggested.

Neither seems great, but when push comes to shove "they'll do". :)

For people that are ok with standing up their own servers, there are more
options. Gitea (Open Source GitHub clone) is pretty good:

https://gitea.io

It's also very efficient resource wise (unlike GitLab), so can run effectively
on tiny hardware. Even Raspberry Pi level can do a decent job for small scale
stuff.

Naturally, anyone with team-sized needs would run it on appropriate hardware. ;)

+ Justin

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