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IMO the issue here is just that people think of git as it was something like SVN where you need to have some kind of external server to host project. Which isn'
by kertoip_1 4y ago
IMO the issue here is just that people think of git as it was something like SVN where you need to have some kind of external server to host project. Which isn't surprising as most of the time (when you cooperate with others) you do exactly that: push changes to one server. Idea of decentralization and independent copies of repositories may not be easy to grasp for newbe, because it's really technical concept.
- bmacho 4y agoIMO the "issue" that the concept of a free remote storage/backup makes sense, while doing random things on your own computer doesn't have much value for a lot of people. ".. you don't have to keep the previous versions, so it saves space? OK... No, I was talking about the real git."
- cratermoon 4y agoHow many people know that you can just run `git daemon`[1] to share your local repo (very insecurely, mind you) to anyone that can reach your machine? No central server needed. https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protoco...