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“Symbiotic” by definition means one depends on the other. I think it’s moot who depends on who more. They both depend on each other in a substantial way. Withou
by fnordpiglet 4y ago
“Symbiotic” by definition means one depends on the other. I think it’s moot who depends on who more. They both depend on each other in a substantial way. Without the other they would likely adapt, but in a suboptimal way, at least for some time.
But I think folks dramatically undervalue what GitHub(Lab) brings, and how expensive it is to host such a system for everyone.
- woodruffw 4y agoYou said "symbiotic," not me :-) I would describe the relationship as mutualistic: both parties benefit, but not necessarily proportionally. And they don't need to benefit proportionally, but there's also value in highlighting the disproportionality: it behooves the OSS community to remember that extremely valuable ecosystems like GitHub and GitLab derive a significant amount of their value from the continued (and mostly passive) goodwill of the community.