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There will always be users like me who know how to self host stuff and don't want 3rd parties having access to their repos. But there will always be plenty of p
by thinkMOAR 10y ago
There will always be users like me who know how to self host stuff and don't want 3rd parties having access to their repos. But there will always be plenty of people who like to outsource this, have it hosted by 3rd party etc etc. It's the service that is worth the money, not the features.
Features have a limited value, they are valuable until an alternative provides it for free (which is the common thing these days). And that will happen here too, just take times. Same as gitlab nibbled at github, something else will come around to take share from gitlab.
Simplifying the development to just one tree/version, saves a lot of maintenance, development discussions, allows feedbacks of all features by self hosting users as if they were enterprise hosted clients. This also has a value.
- redwood 10y agoI wasn't refering to hosted vs not hosted. I was referring to the virtuous cycle of supporting people by giving them a viable business option who make software (whether FoSS and deployed on local infrastructure or hosted). Do you believe Linus Torvalds deserves to have a salary? Are you happy he does? I sure am. Do you think that money grows on trees? It comes from people realizing that it's important to contribute to sustain the pieces they rely on. The majority are always free-loaders: I just think it's important to emphasize that if everyone were, the cycle of innovation would slow significantly.