@blainsmith 💣 💣 💣 ⚠️ #Github is shutting down ⚠️ 💣 💣 💣

(imagine that a #rugpull!)

#Github = #Microsoft / #Microshaft

"Having the worlds largest repository of important open source code reside in the hands of Microsoft is madness."

https://unixdigest.com/articles/important-open-source-projects-should-not-use-github.html

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#Alternatives #list
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🔴 #GitLab
🔴 #BitBucket
🔴 #Codeberg [registered German non-profit organization and I think it is the best alternative. Codeberg does not depend on external services. No third party cookies, no tracking and it is hosted in the EU.
🔴 #NotABug is run by The Peers Community, a group of people interested in free software and free society. Relevant Privacy Policy.
🔴 #Sourcehut is currently considered alpha and it is not going to stay free, but it does not have any tracking or advertising and it is a suite of open source tools. All features work without JavaScript. Relevant Privacy Policy. Relevant discussion on Hacker News. After signing up you get the following message: Payment is optional during the alpha, but be aware that it will become mandatory later. This service is funded by its users, not by investors.

Self-hosting
🔴 #Forgejo
🔴 #Gogs
🔴 #OneDev

(above not an exhaustive list but recommended by the post I'm replying on - click this post to see it)

#Quotes / #Quote - #Linux #OpenSource vs. #MS #Microsoft