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0 pointstantalor6d ago0 comments

What do you need users for?

GH is not a social network

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I don't know. Everyone seems to be using GitHub only because everyone else is using GitHub. Apparently that's important somehow. Me, I use "git init"

01HNNWZ0MV43FF6d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

It's a lot easier to get bug reports and fixes when everyone is on the same auth system.

That's why there is also a call for federated forges

tardedmeme6d ago

Why is it easier to submit a bug report if my bug reporting system is run by the same company as your code repository? Why are those things even slightly related?

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tardedmeme6d ago

I don't know. Everyone seems to be using GitHub only because everyone else is using GitHub. Apparently that's important somehow. Me, I use "git init"

01HNNWZ0MV43FF6d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_effect

It's a lot easier to get bug reports and fixes when everyone is on the same auth system.

That's why there is also a call for federated forges

tardedmeme6d ago

Why is it easier to submit a bug report if my bug reporting system is run by the same company as your code repository? Why are those things even slightly related?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse