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Why only GitHub? Is it because of MVP? For this to really stand out for me it would include more major repository sites like Gitlab and maybe even personal proj

Why only GitHub? Is it because of MVP? For this to really stand out for me it would include more major repository sites like Gitlab and maybe even personal project servers so it could become the go-to place to find projects. Especially since the exodus caused by the GitHub debacle a few weeks ago.

mtmail 8y ago
I saw a spike but far from an exodus https://monitor.gitlab.net/d/000000153/github-importer?orgId=1&from=now-90d&to=now https://monitor.gitlab.net/d/000000153/github-importer?orgId...
- kingosticks 8y ago
  And you've got to remember that imported projects are just that. I imported one of my projects, took it for a spin, and as a result of that am still happily using github.
- aequitas 8y ago
  I should have put exodus between quotes indeed. I haven't followed the numbers lately but I figured the voice would have been louder than the action. Let alone the people who already moved back to GitHub. But I have always felt I could never discover projects outside of GitHub. Partly because adding GitHub as keyword to your search often gives the best results. On a project I work on I even push the repository from Gitlab to GitHub just for the exposure. So a good alternative to GitHub being the de facto open source project discovery site would be nice. That said I don't hate GitHub and I'm happy I can find almost everything I need there.
StavrosK 8y ago
Agreed :( I wanted to semi-plug my latest weekend project (I'll do it here instead! https://gitlab.com/stavros/caduceus https://gitlab.com/stavros/caduceus), and I couldn't. Github is not the only place code lives, and I don't think it'd be that hard to add a few more, although I guess the author takes icons/descriptions/etc from the GH API so they'd need one integration per site.
iatek 8y ago
Yep, it's an MVP at this point so we'll definitely consider adding GitLab. Thanks for the feedback.

mtmail 8y ago

I saw a spike but far from an exodus https://monitor.gitlab.net/d/000000153/github-importer?orgId=1&from=now-90d&to=now https://monitor.gitlab.net/d/000000153/github-importer?orgId...

kingosticks 8y ago
And you've got to remember that imported projects are just that. I imported one of my projects, took it for a spin, and as a result of that am still happily using github.
aequitas 8y ago
I should have put exodus between quotes indeed. I haven't followed the numbers lately but I figured the voice would have been louder than the action. Let alone the people who already moved back to GitHub. But I have always felt I could never discover projects outside of GitHub. Partly because adding GitHub as keyword to your search often gives the best results. On a project I work on I even push the repository from Gitlab to GitHub just for the exposure. So a good alternative to GitHub being the de facto open source project discovery site would be nice. That said I don't hate GitHub and I'm happy I can find almost everything I need there.

StavrosK 8y ago

Agreed :( I wanted to semi-plug my latest weekend project (I'll do it here instead! https://gitlab.com/stavros/caduceus https://gitlab.com/stavros/caduceus), and I couldn't. Github is not the only place code lives, and I don't think it'd be that hard to add a few more, although I guess the author takes icons/descriptions/etc from the GH API so they'd need one integration per site.

iatek 8y ago

Yep, it's an MVP at this point so we'll definitely consider adding GitLab. Thanks for the feedback.