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Reminder that source hut makes a value judgement on your source code and will ban repositories they don't like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33403780 htt

Reminder that source hut makes a value judgement on your source code and will ban repositories they don't like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33403780 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33403780

mwcampbell 3y ago
And that's a good thing. A bootstrapped company doesn't have to be a slave to money.
red_admiral 3y ago
I followed that link to see what "don't like" means, and it means "no cryptocurrency projects". That's +1 to SourceHut in my book.
- crotchfire 3y ago
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  - red_admiral 3y ago
    My karma farming is working better than a lot of people's crypto farming these days :D
plagiarist 3y ago
Why do you need to convert "goes against their principles" to "doesn't like" to make your argument? Is it because it is a weak argument without twisting words? They're allowed to decide what they'll host, and it looks like they're just being clear about a boundary. Unless they're playing favorites and allowing some crypto, what is the problem?
- monero-xmr 3y ago
  I don't want my source code vendor to tell me what source code I am allowed to write
  - timetraveller26 3y ago
    They ain't doing that, they are just telling you which code they don't like to host.
  - plagiarist 3y ago
    What does that have to do with getting DDoSed? Because "you don't like them" they deserve to be DDoSed? Or is this just, "BTW, I am salty." Nobody owes you a centralized location for your distributed source code repositories.
- seti0Cha 3y ago
  Goes against their principles is an explanation for why they don't like it, so I don't see anything wrong with saying "if they don't like it". OP is correct and under no obligation for explaining their motives.
  - plagiarist 3y ago
    They and you are both incorrect. You both wish to pretend that because all dolphins are mammals, all mammals are dolphins. They aren't removing code simply because they don't like it. They have defined a term of service. You can pretend it's more capricious than that, but it isn't the truth unless you have some additional evidence beyond that one thing.
tristan957 3y ago
You have an obvious bias given your username. Why should SourceHut involve itself with projects that are at a high risk of being a scam?

mwcampbell 3y ago

And that's a good thing. A bootstrapped company doesn't have to be a slave to money.

red_admiral 3y ago

I followed that link to see what "don't like" means, and it means "no cryptocurrency projects". That's +1 to SourceHut in my book.

crotchfire 3y ago
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- red_admiral 3y ago
  My karma farming is working better than a lot of people's crypto farming these days :D

plagiarist 3y ago

Why do you need to convert "goes against their principles" to "doesn't like" to make your argument? Is it because it is a weak argument without twisting words? They're allowed to decide what they'll host, and it looks like they're just being clear about a boundary. Unless they're playing favorites and allowing some crypto, what is the problem?

monero-xmr 3y ago
I don't want my source code vendor to tell me what source code I am allowed to write
- timetraveller26 3y ago
  They ain't doing that, they are just telling you which code they don't like to host.
- plagiarist 3y ago
  What does that have to do with getting DDoSed? Because "you don't like them" they deserve to be DDoSed? Or is this just, "BTW, I am salty." Nobody owes you a centralized location for your distributed source code repositories.
seti0Cha 3y ago
Goes against their principles is an explanation for why they don't like it, so I don't see anything wrong with saying "if they don't like it". OP is correct and under no obligation for explaining their motives.
- plagiarist 3y ago
  They and you are both incorrect. You both wish to pretend that because all dolphins are mammals, all mammals are dolphins. They aren't removing code simply because they don't like it. They have defined a term of service. You can pretend it's more capricious than that, but it isn't the truth unless you have some additional evidence beyond that one thing.

tristan957 3y ago

You have an obvious bias given your username. Why should SourceHut involve itself with projects that are at a high risk of being a scam?