I proposed this project to improve on Radicle's p2p model by using Tor for universal, straightforward seeding of git repos.
Original discussion thread - https://bounties.monero.social/posts/207/
One of the project's git repos linked in that thread - https://radicle.network/nodes/iris.radicle.network/rad:z2ydYmUCJvDfNFTVTpEbQmm55EPt1/history
Project website - https://cradicle.xyz/
The dev who took the project also expanded it into a project to reimplement Radicle in C.
Since I'm not a coder and I don't have any git repos of my own, I can only test from the viewpoint of an average layman using the GUI app to seed repos.
It's impossible for me to properly gauge how the project is progressing without engagement from coders who try using it for their git repos.
If the project doesn't currently interest you, your suggestions on how to start getting users on board would also be welcome.
Edit - bear in mind that because decentralized discussion platforms like this are currently quite broken, there are comments showing up in the thread when I'm not signed in that don't show up for me when I'm signed in. Here's a screenshot of all the comments showing up for me right now where I'm signed in and able to reply, as of UNIX time 1779670288
I'd encourage discussion of this project moreso on nostr (equally broken but my preferred platform) or the discussion thread linked above (seemingly more functional)
In the past I've recommended onions for port forwarding. It's more simple than alternatives and using the network is free.
The authors or Tor really don't want their network used for torrenting though. They do support JS, and by extension I would argue the authors intended for their users to be able to use YouTube. In comparison to video, git traffic is insignificant. I don't see anything wrong with it, but then again, users of torrents don't usually have issues downloading without port forwarding.
That was kind of my point. Why would you bring TOR into this?
If you effectively want a DNS alternative for users, you can use GNS or Handshake or whatever.
If you need port forwarding too, or sockets or whatever, then you can use something like iroh for that.
Cloning git repos from fast hosts is slow(ish) enough already. Forcing a supposed alternative to push traffic over TOR for not even a compelling reason like anonymity is very weird.