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That's... really rude. Sourcehut has been around for a while: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=sourcehut&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story

That's... really rude. Sourcehut has been around for a while: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=sourcehut&sort=byPopularity&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?query=sourcehut&sort=byPopularity&pr...

zaarn 7y ago
Doesn't mean you're not fishing for users there.
- Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
  Isn't literally everyone fishing for users? Relax dude. People need somewhere to go and maybe they'll find Sourcehut suitable to their needs. I don't know what your definition of spam is but this definitely doesn't qualify for my (unusually strict) definition of it.
  - zaarn 7y ago
    Well, the page contains nothing but a tool to import data from a competitor in order to get users of the competitor to sign up for your service. That meets my definition of spam to a certain extend.
    - Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
      The competitor is leaving the market, which hardly makes them a competitor at all. Any users who don't want to be left out in the cold need tools like this.
      - zaarn 7y ago
        Then why not make the tool open source + standalone and compatible with other alternatives like GitHub/GitLab/Gitea/Gogs/etc. so the users can pick the competitor or tool they like?
        Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
        The tool is open source, and none of the services you listed support Mercurial, so...
        zaarn 7y ago
        But it's not standalone so everyone can use it privately, it only works for your service.
        pbhjpbhj 7y ago
        If it's open source then surely you, or someone, could modify it for other services. Moaning when someone gave you free apples because you want apple pie; maybe make your own pastry.
        zaarn 7y ago
        I'm moaning because someone wants to sell me their entire apple tree in order to get the free apple pie while I would be happy to get a few apple to make my own. The service is deeply connected to SirCmpwns paid service and an obvious spam bait.
        sourcesmith 7y ago
        You can run it privately: https://man.sr.ht/installation.md https://man.sr.ht/installation.md
        zaarn 7y ago
        It still only works for sourcehut.
        izietto 7y ago
        Why are you stating that the tool is not open source? Did you even check that?
        7y ago
- skinnymuch 7y ago
  That’s the point. That’s the point for half of the Internet.
  - zaarn 7y ago
    Doesn't mean we have to let spam campaigns on the frontpage.

zaarn 7y ago

Doesn't mean you're not fishing for users there.

Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
Isn't literally everyone fishing for users? Relax dude. People need somewhere to go and maybe they'll find Sourcehut suitable to their needs. I don't know what your definition of spam is but this definitely doesn't qualify for my (unusually strict) definition of it.
- zaarn 7y ago
  Well, the page contains nothing but a tool to import data from a competitor in order to get users of the competitor to sign up for your service. That meets my definition of spam to a certain extend.
  - Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
    The competitor is leaving the market, which hardly makes them a competitor at all. Any users who don't want to be left out in the cold need tools like this.
    - zaarn 7y ago
      Then why not make the tool open source + standalone and compatible with other alternatives like GitHub/GitLab/Gitea/Gogs/etc. so the users can pick the competitor or tool they like?
      - Sir_Cmpwn 7y ago
        The tool is open source, and none of the services you listed support Mercurial, so...
        zaarn 7y ago
        But it's not standalone so everyone can use it privately, it only works for your service.
        pbhjpbhj 7y ago
        If it's open source then surely you, or someone, could modify it for other services. Moaning when someone gave you free apples because you want apple pie; maybe make your own pastry.
        zaarn 7y ago
        I'm moaning because someone wants to sell me their entire apple tree in order to get the free apple pie while I would be happy to get a few apple to make my own. The service is deeply connected to SirCmpwns paid service and an obvious spam bait.
        sourcesmith 7y ago
        You can run it privately: https://man.sr.ht/installation.md https://man.sr.ht/installation.md
        zaarn 7y ago
        It still only works for sourcehut.
      - izietto 7y ago
        Why are you stating that the tool is not open source? Did you even check that?
        7y ago
skinnymuch 7y ago
That’s the point. That’s the point for half of the Internet.
- zaarn 7y ago
  Doesn't mean we have to let spam campaigns on the frontpage.