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Because GitHub is GitHub. It's as simple as that. Especially when your repo is public, it won't have the same appeal on Bitbucket.

stephenr 11y ago
> Especially when your repo is public, it won't have the same appeal on Bitbucket. I don't know what kind of software you write, but if your users choose things based on GitHub vs BitBucket hosting, I think you should find new users.
- pbreit 11y ago
  If you don't understand why people prefer Github, I'm not sure what to tell you. And if you don't understand why people would prefer to use what they prefer to use, then, well, I really don't know what to say.
  - stephenr 11y ago
    > If you don't understand why people prefer Github, I'm not sure what to tell you. That just sounds like a reworded "It's what all the cool kids are using" to me. If you can't describe in words, the possible reason(s) why someone using and/or contributing to a project, would prefer GitHub over BitBucket, it seems like my original comment is valid, no? I would liken this to Todd Barry's take on Coke vs Pepsi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nacbxCgfQHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nacbxCgfQHc): "It made me very sorry for her, because her body is telling her that she hates something that tastes exactly like something she loves." The user-functionality differences between GitHub and BitBucket are insignificant. If the original post was talking about users who download and use an app/library from GitHub, then no I don't understand why the end-users would care if it comes from GitHub or BitBucket - whether you're cloning the repo or downloading a release, both make this very easy to do. If the original post was talking about users who may submit bug reports, potentially fork & submit pull requests, and there really are people willing to contribute in those ways, but only if the project is hosted on GitHub.com, then I would seriously question those people's values and reasons for contributing in the first place.

stephenr 11y ago

> Especially when your repo is public, it won't have the same appeal on Bitbucket. I don't know what kind of software you write, but if your users choose things based on GitHub vs BitBucket hosting, I think you should find new users.

pbreit 11y ago
If you don't understand why people prefer Github, I'm not sure what to tell you. And if you don't understand why people would prefer to use what they prefer to use, then, well, I really don't know what to say.
- stephenr 11y ago
  > If you don't understand why people prefer Github, I'm not sure what to tell you. That just sounds like a reworded "It's what all the cool kids are using" to me. If you can't describe in words, the possible reason(s) why someone using and/or contributing to a project, would prefer GitHub over BitBucket, it seems like my original comment is valid, no? I would liken this to Todd Barry's take on Coke vs Pepsi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nacbxCgfQHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nacbxCgfQHc): "It made me very sorry for her, because her body is telling her that she hates something that tastes exactly like something she loves." The user-functionality differences between GitHub and BitBucket are insignificant. If the original post was talking about users who download and use an app/library from GitHub, then no I don't understand why the end-users would care if it comes from GitHub or BitBucket - whether you're cloning the repo or downloading a release, both make this very easy to do. If the original post was talking about users who may submit bug reports, potentially fork & submit pull requests, and there really are people willing to contribute in those ways, but only if the project is hosted on GitHub.com, then I would seriously question those people's values and reasons for contributing in the first place.