@@ -90,18 +90,15 @@ problematic. Regardless of your views on ICE and its behavior, GitHub's
<li><p>GitHub differs from most of its peers in the FOSS project hosting
industry, as GitHub does not even offer any self-hosting FOSS option.
Their <em>entire</em> codebase is secret. For example, while we have our
complaints about GitLab's business model of parallel “Community”
and “Enterprise” editions, at least GitLab's Community Edition
provides basic functionality for self-hosting and is 100% FOSS. Other
competitors, like SourceHut, do even better by providing their entire
codebase as FOSS for self-hosting and “dog fooding” by using
their own platform to develop its software in public! In addition,
non-profit FOSS hosting sites such
as <a href="https://codeberg.org">CodeBerg</a> also develop their platform
provides basic functionality for self-hosting and is 100% FOSS. Meanwhile,
there are <em>non-profit</em> FOSS hosting sites such
as <a href="https://codeberg.org">CodeBerg</a>, who develop their platform
publicly as FOSS.</p></li>
<li><p>GitHub has long sought to discredit copyleft generally. Their various
CEOs have often spoken loudly and negatively about copyleft, including their
founder (and former CEO)
devoting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bAAlPXB2-c">his entire
@@ -177,25 +174,25 @@ README.md template</a> to replace your current one.</p>
<p>Here are some resources to help you quit GitHub. We'll be expanding this
list regularly as we find more resources. If you'd like to suggest a
resource not yet listed, you can discuss it on
the <a href="https://lists.sfconservancy.org/mailman/listinfo/give-up-github">Give-Up-GitHub
mailing list</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li>Alternative Hosting:
<li>Alternative Hosting Services:
<li><a href="https://codeberg.org">CodeBerg</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sourcehut.org/">SourceHut</a></li>
<li>Self-Host (or join a group that self-hosts) with:
</ul>
<li>Self-Host (or join a group that self-hosts). A few options:
<ul><li><a href="https://gitea.io">Gitea</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sourcehut/">SourceHut</a></li>
<li> <a href="https://gitlab.com/rluna-gitlab/gitlab-ce">GitLab
Community Edition</a> (note, the GitLab Enterprise Edition, which is
provided to the public on gitlab.com, is (like GitHub) trade-secret,
proprietary, vendor-lock-in software)</li>
</ul></li>
(We'll be adding tutorials soon on how to self-host!)
</ul></p>
<h2>Ways To Help Even <em>Before</em> You Give Up GitHub</h2>
<p>Here are some ideas of how you can help raise the importance of this issue