So asking for a friend - GitHub has been a great discovery mechanism for my open source libraries. I like the CI integration. What’s the alternatives if I wanna hedge bets?

I understand I’ll take a hit to discoverability.

Alexandre Mutel

@xoofx@mastodon.social

I'm going to wait and see. The drama buzz about GitHub is not new (it has been all about AI for 2.5 years now), and there are no 1-1 alternatives today. Hosting on another platform won't solve the training issue otherwise we need to stop being online. GitHub has been tremendously helpful for OSS, and I'm grateful for its service.

August 12, 2025 at 5:00:50 PM

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