The CEO 'leaving' is a distraction from the real news
The CEO 'leaving' is a symptom from the real news
this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2025
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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.
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.
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.
GL with your search!
I hope that trend continues. Codeberg is my homepage for the time being. I'm finding substitutes there.
I'll check out Forgejo too, thanks for the recommendation!
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.