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Seems like a good opportunity to use [Gitlab](https://about.gitlab.com/ https://about.gitlab.com/) and a perhaps even a hosted Gitlab install? I know there are

by jonpaul 12y ago

Seems like a good opportunity to use [Gitlab](https://about.gitlab.com/ https://about.gitlab.com/) and a perhaps even a hosted Gitlab install? I know there are commercial hosted Gitlab providers, I can't seem to recall any though - a cursory Google search isn't returning much ATM.

fredsted 12y ago
All this makes me wonder if there's a p2p form of Git based on torrents, a "block chain" or similar where there isn't a master server to take down.
- pault 12y ago
  My sarcasm detector is broken, so I can't tell if you're joking or not, but git is distributed by nature. It's only centralized when we insist on putting everything on a single host.
  - fredsted 12y ago
    Yes, you're right of course. However seems like having a master git repository server is the best solution for using Git in teams. Especially large teams. Like, all open source project uses something like Github or Bitbucket these days. People aren't going to share patches via email to each other. In any case, you need a place to share code and it's easiest when that is a server that is owned by a single person or entity. Maybe this is where torrent tech could be useful. Magnet links need no central authority or server running to make a central copy accessible. There's just a group of machines running, no central place law enforcement could focus on. When you have thousands of machines across the world, DMCA is not practical.
    - pault 12y ago
      > People aren't going to share patches via email to each other. Why not?
- joeyspn 12y ago
  You're spot on and this platform (Gitchain) is being developed right now... I've posted the link above.
  - fredsted 12y ago
    Thanks for the link! What an awesome project.
execat 12y ago
What about the Digital Ocean droplet for Gitlab? Pain free install and looks decent.
- davexunit 12y ago
  Digital Ocean's TOS are pretty awful, so I would bet there's a good chance that they would take the server down when the MPAA comes knocking.

by jonpaul 12y ago

fredsted 12y ago

All this makes me wonder if there's a p2p form of Git based on torrents, a "block chain" or similar where there isn't a master server to take down.

pault 12y ago
My sarcasm detector is broken, so I can't tell if you're joking or not, but git is distributed by nature. It's only centralized when we insist on putting everything on a single host.
- fredsted 12y ago
  Yes, you're right of course. However seems like having a master git repository server is the best solution for using Git in teams. Especially large teams. Like, all open source project uses something like Github or Bitbucket these days. People aren't going to share patches via email to each other. In any case, you need a place to share code and it's easiest when that is a server that is owned by a single person or entity. Maybe this is where torrent tech could be useful. Magnet links need no central authority or server running to make a central copy accessible. There's just a group of machines running, no central place law enforcement could focus on. When you have thousands of machines across the world, DMCA is not practical.
  - pault 12y ago
    > People aren't going to share patches via email to each other. Why not?
joeyspn 12y ago
You're spot on and this platform (Gitchain) is being developed right now... I've posted the link above.
- fredsted 12y ago
  Thanks for the link! What an awesome project.

execat 12y ago

What about the Digital Ocean droplet for Gitlab? Pain free install and looks decent.

davexunit 12y ago
Digital Ocean's TOS are pretty awful, so I would bet there's a good chance that they would take the server down when the MPAA comes knocking.