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Can someone explain what is so hard here to go ahead and host your own Git repository? I mean how hard is it to run git instaweb --httpd=webrick Also ther
by pankajdoharey 6y ago
Can someone explain what is so hard here to go ahead and host your own Git repository? I mean how hard is it to run
git instaweb --httpd=webrick
Also there are tons of options GNU Savannah, Gogs,Gitea , Git Bucket ...
- m463 6y agoIt is very easy to run a git repository. However you (and your ISP) might receive DMCA notices and have to respond or at least deal with legal notices yourself.
- mr_toad 6y agoIt’s trivial. What is hard is managing the identity/ authentication process of large numbers of developers. Even harder is actually covering your costs, i.e. running a going concern.
- alfalfasprout 6y agoGithub offers far more than a git repo. PR reviews, issues, etc. are important for many projects. Linux gets by with LKML but that's a nonstarter for most people now.
- pankajdoharey 6y agoLinux kernel manages themselves pretty much without github.