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Without mentioning GitHub/BitBucket/GitLab/etc., how would you describe what they are?

eviks 2y ago
By describing what they do (also, there is no rule you can't mention github)
IshKebab 2y ago
I don't see why it's so critical to not mention Github. That would instantly convey what it is to basically everyone, and it doesn't mean it doesn't have its own identity or anything.
pookeh 2y ago
Collaborative development platform with Git repository hosting, CI/CD, and project management features.
- thayne 2y ago
  I.e. a software forge. I do think it would be good to have a link or something to explain what a software forge is to people who don't know.
  - int0x29 2y ago
    If it doesn't support SVN or Mercurial I don't see a need to try and be abstract. At a minimum it needs to use the word Git because that page is inscrutable. Also a features page would really help
  - cortesoft 2y ago
    I have been a software developer for over 30 years, and have never heard the term “software forge” before.
- cookiengineer 2y ago
  Great! Now let's see if someone really cares enough to make a pull request or whether these complaints are just superficial to have something to complain about.
  - c00kien1gg3r 2y ago
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fishgoesblub 2y ago
"A platform to host your git repositories including collaboration features like issues, discussions, and a projects page to track important parts of your code base. All able to run on your server local and private."
Borealid 2y ago
"Forgejo hosts source code repositories, lets you track and manage issues (and review code changes), and provides all the integrations you'd expect with CI/CD and similar tooling."
- rmgk 2y ago
  This seems to be a good tagline for a HN audience that kinda clicks a link blind and wants to figure out what it is quickly and move on. But it’s unclear to me why the Forgejo website should care about this type of visitor? Being a “forge” is likely well understood by anyone that is interested in installing this type of software (or they will figure it out because of the context that linked them to the page). None of the features you mention is a good discriminator, as essentially all forges have these features in one form or another, so an interested use will have to look at the details anyway. Being: “self-hosted, lightweight, easy to maintain” those are very important quick discriminators if you are looking at this type of software.
ycombinatrix 2y ago
Git hosts with proprietary features
ang_cire 2y ago
Source code hosting and version control platform?
xeonmc 2y ago
Repository Hub
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By describing what they do (also, there is no rule you can't mention github)

I don't see why it's so critical to not mention Github. That would instantly convey what it is to basically everyone, and it doesn't mean it doesn't have its own identity or anything.

pookeh 2y ago

Collaborative development platform with Git repository hosting, CI/CD, and project management features.

thayne 2y ago
I.e. a software forge. I do think it would be good to have a link or something to explain what a software forge is to people who don't know.
- int0x29 2y ago
  If it doesn't support SVN or Mercurial I don't see a need to try and be abstract. At a minimum it needs to use the word Git because that page is inscrutable. Also a features page would really help
- cortesoft 2y ago
  I have been a software developer for over 30 years, and have never heard the term “software forge” before.
cookiengineer 2y ago
Great! Now let's see if someone really cares enough to make a pull request or whether these complaints are just superficial to have something to complain about.
- c00kien1gg3r 2y ago
  [dead]

fishgoesblub 2y ago

"A platform to host your git repositories including collaboration features like issues, discussions, and a projects page to track important parts of your code base. All able to run on your server local and private."

Borealid 2y ago

"Forgejo hosts source code repositories, lets you track and manage issues (and review code changes), and provides all the integrations you'd expect with CI/CD and similar tooling."

rmgk 2y ago
This seems to be a good tagline for a HN audience that kinda clicks a link blind and wants to figure out what it is quickly and move on. But it’s unclear to me why the Forgejo website should care about this type of visitor? Being a “forge” is likely well understood by anyone that is interested in installing this type of software (or they will figure it out because of the context that linked them to the page). None of the features you mention is a good discriminator, as essentially all forges have these features in one form or another, so an interested use will have to look at the details anyway. Being: “self-hosted, lightweight, easy to maintain” those are very important quick discriminators if you are looking at this type of software.

ycombinatrix 2y ago

Git hosts with proprietary features

ang_cire 2y ago

Source code hosting and version control platform?

xeonmc 2y ago

Repository Hub

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