Let's Make Sure Github Doesn't Become the only Option (blog.edwardloveall.com)

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I was curious about your opinions (Not my article). Also this mentions Fossil & Pijul. Which are fully-fledged Git-Alternatives (Not just github)

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[-] biotin7@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Why is that a bad thing ?

[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It is not a bad thing.

The comment claimed "alternative to GitHub". I pointed out that it's an alternative for only a subset of use cases/projects. Without that clarification, someone may explore or follow through and be disappointed.

this post was submitted on 23 Sep 2025

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