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I have had my ebbs and flows with github. I think one of the difficult things about moving away from it, is the loss of network effects for open source projects

by lbhdc 1y ago

I have had my ebbs and flows with github. I think one of the difficult things about moving away from it, is the loss of network effects for open source projects. If you have no public repos or don't care about contributions or discovery, this doesn't matter. I know the author is accepting patches, but even learning that their forge exists, and that the user wants to contribute is stymied if the users search for projects starts at a github search.

palata 1y ago
I personally agree with the author that worthwhile contributors will not be stopped by the fact that the project is not on GitHub.
- eviks 1y ago
  Why would you think worthwhile contributors are immune to being detracted by all the extra barriers?
  - palata 1y ago
    Just my opinion based on my experience. "All the extra barriers" in this case being "learning how to send a patch over email".
    - lbhdc 1y ago
      I would argue that fewer of those "worthwhile contributors" will find the software to begin with when you reduce discoverability.