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>I love how easy it is to commit to projects on github It's as simple to commit projects to github as it is to sf, bitbucket, google code, etc. Wait... you nee

>I love how easy it is to commit to projects on github It's as simple to commit projects to github as it is to sf, bitbucket, google code, etc. Wait... you need to set up ssh credentials on github... sorry, it's more difficult to commit a project to github than it is to most of the alternatives. >Also love the idea of a centralized place to follow all your favorite projects. It's good that we like different things. I love the FACT that there can't be such place, it's technically not possible, fortunately! >If linux can be on github i would think php could as well. Linux is not on github, Linus Torvalds has one of his branches of the linux kernel on github, doesn't mean that he doesn't push his commits to other places too, which he certainly does. Also, linux is much more than the kernel, and its bits are hosted in literally thousands of different places. Finally, you can maintain your branch of the linux kernel wherever you wish, there's no mystical force forcing everybody to use Linus', you can use whatever kernel build you want from whatever sources you want. So saying "linux is on github" is a rather vague sentence. Don't get me wrong, I like github, I would hate not having a reason to. It appears to me that most of the people don't relaly know why they like github. Because it's popular maybe?

derekorgan 15y ago
nothing to do with being "cool". Github have created a great piece of management software to view and manage your git repositories. It's easy to use and that is why its popular not used because its popular. Git itself is popular because its easier to use than SVN and is decentralized which is very useful.
- eropple 15y ago
  > Github have created a great piece of management software to view and manage your git repositories Therein lies the problem, and why it's not a good collaboration space for everyone (as has been implied elsewhere in this thread). I won't use it simply because I dislike dealing with git, for example. Yes, it's a great tool if you want to use git. The mentality I've seen become more prevalent over the last year to two years, however, is that you must be on Github to "do open source right"--setting aside the obvious silliness of that, it does still exist in a lot of places. If they supported hg with the same infrastructure, I'd consider switching off of bitbucket, but given the Github folks' public behaviors in the past, it wouldn't be a guarantee. I've been treated very well by Atlassian and don't think particularly highly of the Github guys.
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jlogsdon 15y ago
> It's as simple to commit projects to github as it is to sf, bitbucket, google code, etc. Wait... you need to set up ssh credentials on github... sorry, it's more difficult to commit a project to github than it is to most of the alternatives. You can just as easily use it over HTTPS and use your github login (which is how a lot of SVN repos are setup). SF, BitBucket, Google Code, et. all are no easier or harder than GitHub for getting access. You have to register for all of them and setup your credentials for the repo on all of them. :)
- mhansen 15y ago
  To be fair, it's easier to commit to a project on Github. There's an 'edit' button, which lets you make changes inline on the website.
  - stephenhalter 15y ago
    Google Code also has this feature.

derekorgan 15y ago

nothing to do with being "cool". Github have created a great piece of management software to view and manage your git repositories. It's easy to use and that is why its popular not used because its popular. Git itself is popular because its easier to use than SVN and is decentralized which is very useful.

eropple 15y ago
> Github have created a great piece of management software to view and manage your git repositories Therein lies the problem, and why it's not a good collaboration space for everyone (as has been implied elsewhere in this thread). I won't use it simply because I dislike dealing with git, for example. Yes, it's a great tool if you want to use git. The mentality I've seen become more prevalent over the last year to two years, however, is that you must be on Github to "do open source right"--setting aside the obvious silliness of that, it does still exist in a lot of places. If they supported hg with the same infrastructure, I'd consider switching off of bitbucket, but given the Github folks' public behaviors in the past, it wouldn't be a guarantee. I've been treated very well by Atlassian and don't think particularly highly of the Github guys.
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jlogsdon 15y ago

> It's as simple to commit projects to github as it is to sf, bitbucket, google code, etc. Wait... you need to set up ssh credentials on github... sorry, it's more difficult to commit a project to github than it is to most of the alternatives. You can just as easily use it over HTTPS and use your github login (which is how a lot of SVN repos are setup). SF, BitBucket, Google Code, et. all are no easier or harder than GitHub for getting access. You have to register for all of them and setup your credentials for the repo on all of them. :)

mhansen 15y ago
To be fair, it's easier to commit to a project on Github. There's an 'edit' button, which lets you make changes inline on the website.
- stephenhalter 15y ago
  Google Code also has this feature.