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Not a quick read, but very interesting and with impressive live demos. EDIT: I really wanted to give a star to the source code, but it's not on github - it's o

Not a quick read, but very interesting and with impressive live demos. EDIT: I really wanted to give a star to the source code, but it's not on github - it's on gitgud [1]. Honestly, for your private projects, use whatever you want, but if you have an open source one and you want discoverability and stars, use github. [1] https://gitgud.io/unconed/mathbox https://gitgud.io/unconed/mathbox

anc84 11y ago
You can add stars at gitgud too.
- danmaz74 11y ago
  Yes I can. I can register, give a star, and it won't make a difference. You can like this or not, but it's how it works when network effect is at work.
  - anc84 11y ago
    The star at Github won't either. I highly dislike centralisation, especially if it is centralisation on proprietary services. The more the merrier, people should feel comfortable using different sites and not chastise the underdogs.
    - danmaz74 11y ago
      In an ideal world, I could agree with you. But in the reality of things, having a central repository with a voting system that is significant and trustable enough is very important - for example, when you need to choose between apparently similar libraries. And a star on Github - rather, a good number of stars - does count much more than any number of stars on any other service in the programming community. I say this not because I have a particular love for Github - I also use Gitlab for some projects, and it's very good - but just because it's the way it is.
      - jbergens 11y ago
        Yes, they may count more on the most popular site but it doesn't have to matter. When enough people see it on Hacker news or Reddit it will be known anyway and it might get start on the site it is on. You can just judge it from a different scale. And if the most popular should always win there would be no Linux, Windows is still much more popular.
      - thanatropism 11y ago
        There are political implications to Github. They've already shown a willingness to delete projects based on "offensive" keywords. The whole point of the internet, from TCP up, is (choosing/being) our own gatekeepers.
        anc84 11y ago
        May I hug you for that comment?
        thanatropism 11y ago
        I'm an equal-opportunity huggee. And I never tell if I get inappropriately aroused, so not to embarrass anyone.
pjc50 11y ago
"Git is decentralised, so we built this handy recentralisation website which you have to use to be taken seriously" (not having a go at you personally, but questioning the status of github)
- XorNot 11y ago
  Git is an area where I'm surprised a DHT system for open source hasn't yet materialized. I'm writing dockerfiles lately where I realize what I really want to do is just go 'connect to the global DHT and clobe the tree with hash (sha1 here)'
  - tbrownaw 11y ago
    The security model for that might be, um, interesting. You don't want to clone a particular revision ID, you want to clone a particular branch. If it "lives" in one known place, then its home can provide access control. But if it doesn't have a home like that, then everyone needs to have consensus on what's included and what's not. And you probably don't want to have to publicize a new repo/branch/whatever ID every time your committer list changes.
    - jsprogrammer 11y ago
      You have a trusted manifest and you only run what's in the manifest.
    - IanCal 11y ago
      > You don't want to clone a particular revision ID, you want to clone a particular branch Actually, that's exactly what I personally want for a bunch of things. I want to grab a very specific version of an item and know that I've got the one I expected.
  - Sidnicious 11y ago
    http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/ http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittor...
anon4 11y ago
I'm not sure your dislike of hosting the code on gitgud is bona fide a desire to have the project on the most popular platform; rather it might be a political move to discredit an alternative because it uses gamergate-inspired artwork on its front page.
- danmaz74 11y ago
  I don't know if you were trying to joke, but in case you weren't: I use and like Gitlab. Just not for sharing open source projects.
- pjc50 11y ago
  Ah, now that's informative - I had no idea that gitgud existed as a protest against github removing sexist content.
- mgold 11y ago
  He actually has a pretty epic response to this. The essay he links to is the only non-asshole critique of feminism I know of. https://twitter.com/oldskirt/status/649200497291853824 https://twitter.com/oldskirt/status/649200497291853824
jsprogrammer 11y ago
It is on GitHub[0]. [0] https://github.com/unconed/mathbox https://github.com/unconed/mathbox

anc84 11y ago

You can add stars at gitgud too.

danmaz74 11y ago
Yes I can. I can register, give a star, and it won't make a difference. You can like this or not, but it's how it works when network effect is at work.
- anc84 11y ago
  The star at Github won't either. I highly dislike centralisation, especially if it is centralisation on proprietary services. The more the merrier, people should feel comfortable using different sites and not chastise the underdogs.
  - danmaz74 11y ago
    In an ideal world, I could agree with you. But in the reality of things, having a central repository with a voting system that is significant and trustable enough is very important - for example, when you need to choose between apparently similar libraries. And a star on Github - rather, a good number of stars - does count much more than any number of stars on any other service in the programming community. I say this not because I have a particular love for Github - I also use Gitlab for some projects, and it's very good - but just because it's the way it is.
    - jbergens 11y ago
      Yes, they may count more on the most popular site but it doesn't have to matter. When enough people see it on Hacker news or Reddit it will be known anyway and it might get start on the site it is on. You can just judge it from a different scale. And if the most popular should always win there would be no Linux, Windows is still much more popular.
    - thanatropism 11y ago
      There are political implications to Github. They've already shown a willingness to delete projects based on "offensive" keywords. The whole point of the internet, from TCP up, is (choosing/being) our own gatekeepers.
      - anc84 11y ago
        May I hug you for that comment?
        thanatropism 11y ago
        I'm an equal-opportunity huggee. And I never tell if I get inappropriately aroused, so not to embarrass anyone.

pjc50 11y ago

"Git is decentralised, so we built this handy recentralisation website which you have to use to be taken seriously" (not having a go at you personally, but questioning the status of github)

XorNot 11y ago
Git is an area where I'm surprised a DHT system for open source hasn't yet materialized. I'm writing dockerfiles lately where I realize what I really want to do is just go 'connect to the global DHT and clobe the tree with hash (sha1 here)'
- tbrownaw 11y ago
  The security model for that might be, um, interesting. You don't want to clone a particular revision ID, you want to clone a particular branch. If it "lives" in one known place, then its home can provide access control. But if it doesn't have a home like that, then everyone needs to have consensus on what's included and what's not. And you probably don't want to have to publicize a new repo/branch/whatever ID every time your committer list changes.
  - jsprogrammer 11y ago
    You have a trusted manifest and you only run what's in the manifest.
  - IanCal 11y ago
    > You don't want to clone a particular revision ID, you want to clone a particular branch Actually, that's exactly what I personally want for a bunch of things. I want to grab a very specific version of an item and know that I've got the one I expected.
- Sidnicious 11y ago
  http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittorrent-a-decentralized-github/ http://blog.printf.net/articles/2015/05/29/announcing-gittor...

anon4 11y ago

I'm not sure your dislike of hosting the code on gitgud is bona fide a desire to have the project on the most popular platform; rather it might be a political move to discredit an alternative because it uses gamergate-inspired artwork on its front page.

danmaz74 11y ago
I don't know if you were trying to joke, but in case you weren't: I use and like Gitlab. Just not for sharing open source projects.
pjc50 11y ago
Ah, now that's informative - I had no idea that gitgud existed as a protest against github removing sexist content.
mgold 11y ago
He actually has a pretty epic response to this. The essay he links to is the only non-asshole critique of feminism I know of. https://twitter.com/oldskirt/status/649200497291853824 https://twitter.com/oldskirt/status/649200497291853824

jsprogrammer 11y ago

It is on GitHub[0]. [0] https://github.com/unconed/mathbox https://github.com/unconed/mathbox