Not sure if I 100% see it happening "soon" but we are seeing a general shift in where repos are being created/maintained.
The CEO ‘leaving’ is a distraction from the real news
The CEO ‘leaving’ is a symptom from the real news
Techrights — GitHub Won't Last Much Longer
Submitted 3 days ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to technology@lemmy.world
https://techrights.org/n/2025/08/18/GitHub_Won_t_Last_Much_Longer.shtml
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panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 days ago
Yeah, it’s weird that folks view this as the turning point. It’s not like they had any real independence from Microsoft since they got bought.
tal@lemmy.today 3 days ago
I just pick AGPLv3 to maximize freedom and leverage. I’m more radical than Stallman in this area. Stallman believes in and relies on copyright. I don’t…My aversion to intellectual property is one of the reasons why.
I mean, the GPL fundamentally relies on copyright to function.
Artisian@lemmy.world 2 days ago
One of those headlines that’s wrong, but by being said loudly enough makes itself more certainly wrong, and I want it to be wrong.
Weird.
FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Most of the applications I use host their code on GitHub. I’m actively looking for replacements for as many of them as possible, because it’s just immoral to participate with Microsoft, IMO.
But that’s a poor article. A more accurate headline might be “Concerns about GitHub’s parent company, Microsoft”. But that wouldn’t generate the same attention.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 3 days ago
Nice. Yeah I dont 100% agree with everything in the article, but the general gist is one I agree with. I see more open source devs starting to make the migration to other platforms.
I dont like having 90%ish of all git repos all in one handbasket. Even if MS was benevolent, its not good to have all things in one place. A bad actor could take down all of GH and we would be screwed.
Im seeing some people talk about codeberg. I personally have my online mirrors there. I also personally host my own forgejo with my new projects. Thats my stack at the moment.
FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Codeberg is my homepage for the time being. I’m finding substitutes there.
I’ll check out Forgejo too, thanks for the recommendation!
Tanoh@lemmy.world 2 days ago
That is not how git works though. If github disappeared today it would be a lot of confusion, but the code exists everywhere it is checked out. The owner/maintainer (or anyone really) can just add a new remote and push it. If they use github specific features like issues, they would be lost though.