Gregory's Server1. Read this:
“Just as GitHub was founded on Git, today we are re-founded on Copilot.”
2. Go here:
#git #gitHub #codeberg #enshittification #BigTech #cooperative #dev
Aral Balkan
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lofi beast to relax/study to
@aral forgejo [the codeberg software] looks nice from outside, and says it wants federated gits, somehow. Disroot adopted it a while back after gitea? I've been looking for somewhere new, that might work. @thomasfuchs wonders if there's anywhere with a front/centre "no AI bullshit" pledge, and so do I https://hachyderm.io/@thomasfuchs/111378068029136634  
The Witch of Crow Briar
@aral "Just as GitHub was founded on somebody else's version control system, today we are refounded on everybody else's code" 
GunChleoc
@aral When people copy/paste code from Stackoverflow, they at least have the option of reading the comments and having some context to it, and alternative suggestions to choose from. Good luck finding any bugs that this AI thing produces. You'll need code reviewer level skills for that while not really learning anything to actually acquire those skills. 
Konstantin
@aral Mozilla really missed an opportunity to remind the world their slogan is not just marketing but they decided to go GitHub anyway. Nothing against GitHub but it’s the opposite of “fair and open” and “people powered”.
Aral Balkan
@konstantin So is Mozilla, which only exists thanks to half a billion dollars from Google every year, has a venture capital arm, and an AI programme of its own. As their head of public policy once told me: “Aral, we’re just another Silicon Valley tech company, I don’t understand why you’re holding us to a such a higher standard.”
Konstantin
@aral So well said! zilla is like one of those Easter decorations someone forgot in store front that's lost its colours from the sun - you can't even read what it says any more, a clutter you don't notice unless you focus really hard. 
digitalCalibrator (she/her)
@aral codeberg? Oh, the site that wouldn't let me use my github oauth because that account uses my gmail. All I wanted to do was submit a bug report to a repo. I tried to request manual confirmation, but never got a response. 🤷♀️   
Annika Backstrom
@aral I got *two* copilot reminder emails to my work email yesterday (I marked them as spam out of spite)
Mathieu Comandon
@aral github is just a git remote and free bandwidth to host binaries. We're not migrating to some other service that would probably not offer massive amounts of storage while disrupting years of issue tracking just because MS is running out of ideas to implement. That would be shooting ourselves in the foot. 
Arch :arch:
@mathieucomandon @aral Yeah it’s tough. GitHub operates at a stupid scale that the likes of Codeberg can’t match. I’ve seen conversations around moving nixpkgs to Coderg or a self hosted Forgejo instance but logistically it’s impossible without a larger company sponsoring the technical work and costs. 
:blahaj: Why Not Zoidberg? 🦑
@aral Observation from a non-developer: just reading that blog it seems whoever writes it insists on mixing up "GitHub" the platform and "Developers" the profession with headlines like "Developers adapt AI" etc.
Jonas Vautherin
@aral As another alternative, I started using #sourcehut and the git email workflow, and I really like it. |
@aral
Response to 1. Oh good God no!
Response to 2. Oh this looks promising