I Regret Migrating to Codeberg
The web interface got rewritten into a sluggish pile of JavaScript that either broke things which used to just work, or made them so horribly slow that using them became a PITA. On top of that, stories about legitimate developers losing their accounts due to arbitrary bans by Microsoft only reinforced the feeling that it would be a good idea to at least have a backup somewhere else.Codeberg looked like a viable alternative. It offered free and open-source projects a reputable home and, more importantly, an equally free one, run by a non-profit association rather than a subsidiary of the largest software vendor on the planet.
- ▪The web interface got rewritten into a sluggish pile of JavaScript that either broke things which used to just work, or made them so horribly slow that using them became a PITA.
- ▪On top of that, stories about legitimate developers losing their accounts due to arbitrary bans by Microsoft only reinforced the feeling that it would be a good idea to at least have a backup somewhere else.Codeberg looked like a viable alt
- ▪It offered free and open-source projects a reputable home and, more importantly, an equally free one, run by a non-profit association rather than a subsidiary of the largest software vendor on the planet.
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