I just wish GitHub wasn’t part of MS anymore.
I also don’t want Gitlab owned by another megacorp. They’ll both just be enshittifed to the ground at his point.
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merc@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I don’t think tech people understand how bad it is that Microsoft owns GitHub.
GitLab is one of the few places people could go if GitHub enshittifies too much. Google’s stake in it (or full ownership of it) would probably be a good thing, because it would be seen as an important strategic hedge against Microsoft. If it’s bought by a smaller player, I can see GitHub squeezing it into irrelevance.
odelik@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
merc@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
I just wish GitHub wasn’t part of MS anymore.
Too bad. Microsoft is using it as part of their extremely long term plan to control the software that developers use to do their jobs. VSCode is another front in that battle. Things are going slowly, but they’re winning.
boonhet@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
VSCode is another front in that battle. Things are going slowly, but they’re winning.
They replaced Atom with VSCode, but some of the Atom devs are now working on Zed, which finally has Linux support. Or for a paid alternative, we have the Jetbrains suite, which can be excellent if that’s your thing.
For Github, we still have Gitlab as an alternative, but once that goes, we have Gitea or Forgejo to move to.
The thing is that many developers are a vengeful bunch who hate big corps with their enshittification fetishes and love open source solutions. Microsoft has to tread really carefully here.
merc@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
but some of the Atom devs are now working on Zed
Ok… but just because someone’s working on an alternative doesn’t mean that alternative will be able to unseat VSCode. Microsoft is spending tens of millions per year to gently lock people into VSCode.
The thing is that many developers are a vengeful bunch who hate big corps with their enshittification fetishes and love open source solutions. Microsoft has to tread really carefully here.
And they have been treading carefully for decades, and it’s working. The people who supposedly hate big corps mostly use GitHub and VSCode. They’re heating the water very, very slowly, and the frogs are staying in the pot.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Why the government? There are plenty of free git hosting services out there, take your pick. If gitlab goes away, move to gitea, forgejo, gitosis, etc.
barsquid@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
GitLab is a parade of avoidable CVEs. There are better alternatives to worry for.
asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I view Gitea as the real alternative to GitHub. I was very big on GitLab for a long time, and think any competition is good, but I’d really like it if more people could seriously invest in Gitea.
fernlike3923@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Forgejo?
merc@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
It’s ironic that your alternative for GitHub is hosted on GitHub. That doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence.