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Whether this specific problem is intentional or not, these kinds of problems show the issue with using a single centralized service for distribution of third-pa

by _zywo 5y ago

Whether this specific problem is intentional or not, these kinds of problems show the issue with using a single centralized service for distribution of third-party dependencies. But it's just so much more darned convenient than hosting your own Git server! It would be super cool if there was a decentralized alternative to GitHub, that used Git under the hood. Perhaps one would upload their repositories to a node, which would then be synchronized with all other nodes, and all you would need to do to use it is to specify any_node.com/author/project. This would keep GitHub's discoverability, while allowing all the benefits of decentralization.

mfashby 5y ago
Some software like gitea [1] can mirror github repositories (or vice versa). Some other software like fossil [2] is designed to do not just source code but also issue tracking etc. in a decentralised fashion. It's definitely more work than just throwing it onto GitHub though, something more convenient would be really cool. [1] https://gitea.io/ https://gitea.io/ [2] https://fossil-scm.org/ https://fossil-scm.org/
adeelk93 5y ago
Breaking changes aren’t only an issue with centralization. A breaking change with git itself would mess up your decentralized scenario as well.
- TobTobXX 5y ago
  Maybe for one or two minutes, but if it costs more time, I'd just rollback my git installation. Good Luck rolling back GitHub.
  - adeelk93 5y ago
    But what about rolling back someone else’s installation? What if you’re depending on a different user that has a buggy installation?
viccuad 5y ago
I would love to see a Git+Matrix forge, completely decentralised. With the spaces and the upcoming threads, seems like it wouldn't be so difficult to create a client that exposes that. It would be easier to make it closer to Gerrit than Github review process, which would be a step up!
- nshntarora 5y ago
  Gitlab is uniquely positioned to do this Activity Pub integration issue on Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21582 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21582
practice9 5y ago
Radicle is trying to build something similar to what you described https://radicle.xyz/ https://radicle.xyz/ Discoverability will probably need more work though
- bityard 5y ago
  Do you need to buy ethereum to push a commit?
jrochkind1 5y ago
Do many packaging systems do something different than a single centralized download point? I think rubygems has a single centralized download point. I am not very familiar with other platforms, including OS distro packages. Do some of them use decentralized systems?
pornel 5y ago
I’m amused that the whole open source community depends on what is effectively Microsoft’s closed-source proprietary service.

by _zywo 5y ago

mfashby 5y ago

Some software like gitea [1] can mirror github repositories (or vice versa). Some other software like fossil [2] is designed to do not just source code but also issue tracking etc. in a decentralised fashion. It's definitely more work than just throwing it onto GitHub though, something more convenient would be really cool. [1] https://gitea.io/ https://gitea.io/ [2] https://fossil-scm.org/ https://fossil-scm.org/

adeelk93 5y ago

Breaking changes aren’t only an issue with centralization. A breaking change with git itself would mess up your decentralized scenario as well.

TobTobXX 5y ago
Maybe for one or two minutes, but if it costs more time, I'd just rollback my git installation. Good Luck rolling back GitHub.
- adeelk93 5y ago
  But what about rolling back someone else’s installation? What if you’re depending on a different user that has a buggy installation?

viccuad 5y ago

I would love to see a Git+Matrix forge, completely decentralised. With the spaces and the upcoming threads, seems like it wouldn't be so difficult to create a client that exposes that. It would be easier to make it closer to Gerrit than Github review process, which would be a step up!

nshntarora 5y ago
Gitlab is uniquely positioned to do this Activity Pub integration issue on Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21582 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21582

practice9 5y ago

Radicle is trying to build something similar to what you described https://radicle.xyz/ https://radicle.xyz/ Discoverability will probably need more work though

bityard 5y ago
Do you need to buy ethereum to push a commit?

jrochkind1 5y ago

Do many packaging systems do something different than a single centralized download point? I think rubygems has a single centralized download point. I am not very familiar with other platforms, including OS distro packages. Do some of them use decentralized systems?

pornel 5y ago

I’m amused that the whole open source community depends on what is effectively Microsoft’s closed-source proprietary service.