Notices tagged with github

LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 25-Mar-2023 20:54:44 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

If your #github script just broke, here's the reaso and how to fix it. https://www.howtogeek.com/881429/did-your-code-project-just-break-it-might-be-githubs-fault/ [www howtogeek com]
In conversation about 2 months ago from mustard permalink
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1. Did Your Code Project Just Break? It Might Be GitHub’s Fault
  
  GitHub hosts code repositories for countless different projects, from personal websites to popular apps like VLC Media Player. If you have a script, application, or other project that relies on GitHub, it may have just been broken.
Ji Fu (fu@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 18-Mar-2023 19:12:47 UTC Ji Fu
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Some good stuff in this thread about why all #fediverse users should submit #issues to #github whether #bug #reports or #Feature #requests ♻️ @alex @eris @GNU Too fair enough. if you do take issue tickets seriously, and this is a workflow that helps you deliver, and this is credible, i can submit tickets. berserker.town/@thor/110045819…

In conversation about 2 months ago from libranet.de permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 21-Aug-2022 06:23:09 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://nu.federati.net/url/287452 [www bleepingcomputer com]

#GitHub's new privacy policy sparks backlash over tracking cookies
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1. GitHub's new privacy policy sparks backlash over tracking cookies
  
  from @BleepinComputer
  
  Developers are furious at GitHub's upcoming privacy policy changes that would allow GitHub to place tracking cookies on some of its subdomains. The Microsoft subsidiary announced this month, it would be adding "non-essential cookies" on some marketing web pages starting in September, and offered a 30-day "comment period."
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 05-Aug-2022 12:53:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
I'm starting to wonder whether operating a shared #code-hosting platform is only possible with sponsorship. #Gitorious collapsed because their paid hosting couldn't cover their costs (which includes the cost of free hosting). I don't believe #Github ever publicly released figures, but I do remember hearing a rumor that they were not profitable before #Microsoft purchased them. #Bitbucket still persists, but #Atlassian has made so many changes to their offerings that IMO, using their platform is putting everything that touches it at risk. #SourceForge went to all sorts of dangerous extremes to try to monetize the huge number of repositories they host (most of which appear to be residue of projects that have either died or moved their active repos elsewhere).

#Darcs_Hub ( #Darcs ), #The_Nest ( #Pijul ), and #ChiselApp ( #Fossil ) are all too small to experience the tremendous cost factors.

In conversation about 10 months ago from web permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 02-Jul-2022 14:16:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
- clacke: seeking 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
> We should not use github and never should have because Free Software needs Free tools[0].

> [0] https://mako.cc/writing/hill-free_tools.html

#GitHub's proprietariness has always been an unseen landmine, but like its predecessors #SourceForge, #GoogleCode, #CodePlex etc, projects have chosen based on present convenience (FOSS friendly, zero or low price for non-profit projects and individuals, large numbers of users --> potential for drive-by contributions). However, the big issue with GH and the others listed above was that to some degree, they were the center of gravity for code-hosting in their respective time periods.

#DVCS software such as Git, Breezy, Mercurial, Fossil, Darcs, Pijul and so on could be used to enable a much more distributed hosting model--and should be. If people and projects do not have to join a specific #code-hosting site in order to contribute to a project / attract contributors, the allure of sites like GitHub starts to fade.

@clacke

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jun-2022 04:34:26 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

> Deleted all the forks I had on GitHub, moved the very few repos I care about over to Codeberg

I believe moving over to #Codeberg is a big improvement over relying on #GitHub (which, as #SourceForge once was, is the center of gravity for FOSS projects' development).

I closed all my repos on GH some years back. I kept one or two repos on #BitBucket for years, but they were basically dead. When BB rid itself of #Mercurial ( #hg ) and switched solely to #git, I took advantage of the opportunity to close my account there.

That said, large numbers of people moving en mass from GitHub to Codeberg would just move the problem to a different platform. The problem being people rely heavily on a centralized service.

As for GitHub, I still have my account, and with job-hunting, I really need to put something there. Seriously, I have had some places send rejection notices because they couldn't see any evidence (on GitHub) that I knew anything about the job. But I really only want GH to be a secondary mirror of a main repo hosted elsewhere.

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LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jun-2022 18:55:29 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://github.blog/2022-06-08-sunsetting-atom/

#Microsoft's #Github announces coming end for their #Atom code editor.
In conversation about a year ago from mustard permalink
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1. Sunsetting Atom | The GitHub Blog
  
  from GitHub Staff
  
  We are archiving Atom and all projects under the Atom organization for an official sunset on December 15, 2022.
clacke: seeking 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Monday, 31-Jan-2022 17:55:35 UTC clacke: seeking 🇸🇪🇭🇰💙💛
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2022-01-20: mastodon.technology/@codeberg/…
Thansk for everyone who recommended #Codeberg to their friends, collaborators and favourite projects.

Although not everyone moved to Codeberg because of this (which is fine!), we spread awareness about alternatives and that development does not equal #Git**b. This is what matters!

Thank you and keep going - Tell your friends! 💙

#GitLab #GitHub #Gitea

In conversation Monday, 31-Jan-2022 17:55:35 UTC from libranet.de permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 18-Apr-2021 15:41:27 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
Further info: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/113838

And with the presumed compromise of git.php.net, all future development activities will take place on #GitHub.

#code-hosting #vcs #scm #security #git #php
In conversation Sunday, 18-Apr-2021 15:41:27 UTC from mustard permalink
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1. php.internals: Changes to Git commit workflow
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 06-Mar-2021 06:09:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://gavinhoward.com/2020/04/i-am-moving-away-from-github/

Moving away from #Github.
In conversation Saturday, 06-Mar-2021 06:09:39 UTC from web permalink
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1. I Am Moving Away from GitHub | Gavin D. Howard
  
  I cannot trust GitHub anymore. This is why.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 27-Nov-2020 18:52:29 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Logged into #GitHub for the first time in years. It immediately asked me to verify my e-mail address (the same one I've had and verified with them years ago). I'm going to have to create another address (a public one) to use, so I can generate new #GPG keys.

Going to have to put something up there for job-hunting purposes. I'll use it as a backup or something, so I've got content there, but whatever I do is not entirely dependent on their goodwill. We all know that we shouldn't willingly give corporations the ability to control us, but I'm hoping to be one of the few that acts on this knowledge.

In conversation Friday, 27-Nov-2020 18:52:29 UTC from web permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 16-Nov-2020 17:06:09 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
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@geniusmusing I’ll read the article later, but does this mean that #Microsoft is going to assist in overturning the vastly unjust #DMCA law? I mean, #GitHub is significant to developers, but to the outside world, they’re invisible. But if Microsoft as a whole says “DMCA is unfair, unjust, and hurting copyright and patent dependent industries by enabling cartels like #RIAA and #MPAA to freely trample on smaller, independent content producers and the people who just want to enjoy music and movies”, some of those empty-headed congressionals might listen.

In conversation Monday, 16-Nov-2020 17:06:09 UTC from Shoyu permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Nov-2020 04:19:39 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

How to publish #git repos that cannot be republished to #GitHub: http://joeyh.name/blog/entry/how_to_publish_git_repos_that_cannot_be_republished_to_github/
In conversation Tuesday, 03-Nov-2020 04:19:39 UTC from web permalink
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1. how to publish git repos that cannot be republished to github
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 31-Oct-2020 16:50:31 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://mikestone.me/i-dont-trust-github [mikestone me] "I Don't Trust GitHub"

I'm not big on #GitHub (even before Microsoft bought them), but my impression of DMCA is that GH did not have any say about closing repositories.

The claims in the DMCA request may have been garbage, but #Microsoft GitHub doesn't get to choose. They have to disable access to those repos or be liable for any further damages the copyright abusing #RIAA claimed.
In conversation Saturday, 31-Oct-2020 16:50:31 UTC from web permalink
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1. I Don't Trust GitHub
  
  from Mike Stone
  
  A week ago, GitHub received a DMCA takedown notice regarding a program called youtube-dl. Their response has shattered the tiny amount of...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 25-Oct-2020 21:00:56 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Due to an unfixed #GitHub bug, someone was able to use a PR to copy the YTDL repo's contents into the GitHub DMCA repo. https://github.com/github/dmca/tree/416da574

I'm guessing the bug will be fixed within 24 hours.
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1. github/dmca
  
  Repository with text of DMCA takedown notices as received. GitHub does not endorse or adopt any assertion contained in the following notices. Users identified in the notices are presumed innocent u...
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Oct-2020 22:45:03 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

For those who are unaware, the #RIAA filed a #DMCA takedown request against #YouTube-DL's #GitHub repo. The claim is that ytdl is primarily used for circumventing copyright enforcement mechanisms.

In conversation Friday, 23-Oct-2020 22:45:03 UTC from mustard permalink
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 23-Oct-2020 16:16:49 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Uh oh. Malicious person takes over a set of ad-blocking and security browser extensions. https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=20/10/23/0417228

Source: https://shitposter.club/objects/97707ce0-5019-4519-b348-d790c5efd538

Mentions #npm and #github, but I can't see any reference in the article (using phone)
In conversation Friday, 23-Oct-2020 16:16:49 UTC from mustard permalink
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1. Adblockers Installed 300,000 Times are Malicious and Should be Removed Now - SoylentNews
  
  from //soylentnews.org/search.pl?op=stories&author=652
  
  Adblockers Installed 300,000 Times are Malicious and Should be Removed Now -- article related to Security and The Main Page.
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 19-Oct-2020 23:08:35 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

https://linuxreviews.org/Apple%27s_CUPS_Repository_Has_Died_A_Quiet_Death

I don't know where I found this link, but it's important news: #Apple's main #CUPS repository (on #GitHub) has very few commits since the main dev left late last year. There's a new CUPS fork at OpenPrinting.org

#IPP
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1. Apple's CUPS Repository Has Died A Quiet Death
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 29-Jul-2020 23:54:28 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

Planning to play with #Kallithea https://kallithea-scm.org/ soon. I’m still very much in favor of #Fossil https://fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki but I’m not rigid about it (the way many #Git and #Github users are). If either Git or #Mercurial ( #Hg ) https://www.mercurial-scm.org/ are appropriate for the situation, I’ll use them.
In conversation Wednesday, 29-Jul-2020 23:54:28 UTC from Shoyu permalink
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1. Kallithea
  
  Kallithea, a free software source code management system supporting two leading version control systems, Mercurial and Git.
2. Mercurial SCM
3. Fossil: Home
LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 18-May-2020 16:46:06 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

I was on the #Pump.io #Github site yesterday and found a wiki page about servers. Not the usual Pump servers, but servers that provide services that most federated socnets generate from each instance.

For example, RagTag\.io was to provide hashtagging for the network. There were statistics hubs, a firehose, a find-your-friends service, and more. The repositories are still there, mostly without being touched for 6-8 years, but the primary service point (such as ofirehose\.com and ragtag\.io are almost universally gone, replaced by domain squatters and the like).

In conversation Monday, 18-May-2020 16:46:06 UTC from Shoyu permalink

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