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whats bes and why: github, gitlab, codeberg, etc. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show 2 points 2 years ago

It's a matter of opinion and lots of it depends on your preferences.

Github: Where most developers are and therefore has the best network effect. Easy for new contributors. Gitlab: Got some traction after Microsoft bought Github, but is very similar, just not as popular. Codeberg: Completely open source (I believe) it's the option with most respect for your privacy. Lacks the network effect until fediverse integration is complete, which I do believe the platform is working on. Cgit: A very simple git repository viewer. You can't do anything from it, except see the repository. Some big projects use this, like the kernel.

There are more options, but some gets very specific after this.

[–] dino@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 years ago

codeberg: KISS

[–] simple@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Github is the industry standard. It's easy to use and is packed with features, it's also quite flexible in how much it provides for free.

Codeberg is a github clone but open source and nonprofit. People are weary that github is owned by Microsoft so if you're a privacy conscious person that likes open source, it's a good option.

I've never used Gitlab but from what I've heard it's more enterprise oriented, focused on providing solutions for companies rather than something simple for everyone. You can also self-host it if you want it on your own servers.

[–] sag@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I personally use codeberg but I have to use github to send PR to some project.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

Github has the most visibility, codeberg has the best community features for stripping away some of Microsoft's hegemony over open source, and gitlab is flat and simple the nicest one to use

[–] Trashboat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

As a regular user who doesn’t do any dev work but likes to keep tabs on various projects, Gitlab all the way. It has an interface to track issues specific to a given version, giving you an easy way to gauge progress on upcoming releases and see what the holdups are. I’ve not found any kind of analog for that on GitHub unfortunately, but maybe I just haven’t looked in the right place

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago

GitHub is the most mainstream, Gitlab has the most features and is selfhostable, Gitea has fewer features, but is more lightweight for selfhosting. Both Gitlab and Gitea are also working on federation.

I don't know about the others.