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youtube-dl -U would be challenging without a download server, but, the issue here is collaboration. Many people have copies of the youtube-dl repo, and many peo

youtube-dl -U would be challenging without a download server, but, the issue here is collaboration. Many people have copies of the youtube-dl repo, and many people can build the youtube-dl binary if provided the up-to-date changes. But to develop youtube-dl, they need to be able to continue to collaborate, which is currently at risk due to the DMCA takedown. If they can continue to share patches over distributed mediums like a mailing list, they can continue to collaborate, and share improvements to the youtube-dl code that many already have copies of. Possibly not a fantastic long-term solution, but certainly worth attempting whilst fighting it out with the RIAA. Another important point is that many projects use GitHub as their general communication about issues, support, roadmap, etc. When GitHub suspends a repo, all of it goes away. Whereas Sourcehut is selling the point that your collaboration tools would survive even if they were required to remove your code.

scottlocklin 6y ago
Just a reminder: git was developed as, and can be used as a decentralized source control system. You don't need github at all. Github came 3 years after git was invented.
- ocdtrekkie 6y ago
  Sure, but it is difficult for everyone to work on the same tree if they can't communicate over a given web endpoint. At minimum, a mailing list allows you to coordinate shifts to a new repository location, which might be hard if all of your communication was via GitHub.
  - IgorPartola 6y ago
    Why can’t you distribute latest commits via a mailing server? git fetch becomes a “check your inbox”, git push sends an email to the list.
    - u801e 6y ago
      Are commit sha1/256 values preserved when using git format-patch -> send-email -> am? If not, then that would be a problem for signed commits or tags I think.
      - fennecfoxen 6y ago
        If you're sending trees with history, I think you're looking for commands like `git fast-export` and not mere patches.

scottlocklin 6y ago

Just a reminder: git was developed as, and can be used as a decentralized source control system. You don't need github at all. Github came 3 years after git was invented.

ocdtrekkie 6y ago
Sure, but it is difficult for everyone to work on the same tree if they can't communicate over a given web endpoint. At minimum, a mailing list allows you to coordinate shifts to a new repository location, which might be hard if all of your communication was via GitHub.
- IgorPartola 6y ago
  Why can’t you distribute latest commits via a mailing server? git fetch becomes a “check your inbox”, git push sends an email to the list.
  - u801e 6y ago
    Are commit sha1/256 values preserved when using git format-patch -> send-email -> am? If not, then that would be a problem for signed commits or tags I think.
    - fennecfoxen 6y ago
      If you're sending trees with history, I think you're looking for commands like `git fast-export` and not mere patches.