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Much like Linux never came close to Windows or Mac on the Desktop? It's not a popularity contest.

• jacooper 4y ago
  Its one of the biggest features of GitHub, exposure.
  • rglullis 4y ago
    I don't agree. Because of the inherit nature of git, the code repositories are distributed already so this doesn't give a fraction of the network effects that you see in other applications. I think that the lock-in from github are in the other parts of the system: the CI, issue tracking, comment section, etc. This is what "forces" most people to have accounts there if they want to collaborate.
    • jacooper 4y ago
      What I meant by exposure is the ease of finding the repo, if you run an open source project, you want people to find it, and GitHub's advantage here is massive. Also when using an alternative hosting, people won't interact with the issues / or create PRs because they have to create yet another account. With federation this would be solved, but the issue is that GitHub probably won't support federation.
      • rglullis 4y ago
        > people won't interact with the issues / or create PRs because they have to create yet another account. If I understood the idea of the people working on forgefed, this is not true. It's quite possible that issues/discussions and even code reviews to happen over activitypub. > GitHub probably won't support federation They still have an usable API, so even if they don't support it federation officially, it will be possible to implement, e.g, a bridge bot that reads/writes from your AP server to the GitHub projects that you need to interact with.