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"I'd guess that this is more due to the popularity of GitHub among potential contributiors to these projects." Doesn't that support bmsleight's point? If Githu

• megablast 8y ago
  No, it is about making a compromise because you live in the real world.
• exrook 8y ago
  Oh, it definitely could be considered as evidence that Github is a better platform for code hosting than gitea, gogs, etc. However I think that the difference is popularity is far more likely to be caused by network effects around Github as well as Github's comparative age. There are also other factors impacting a users's decision to choose one hosting platform/software over another unrelated to the functionality of the software, such as code licensing and self hosting capability. In summary, popularity certainly can be an indicator of whether or not a software or service is worth using, but it's not a direct measure of the quality or robustness or whatever other factors you may care about when making a decision.
• nerdponx 8y ago
  This isn't a social network. There's more to a source code hosting platform than popularity.
  • atomi 8y ago
    For me it's the ability to self host on cheap hardware. For that Gogs gets my support.