dachary
@mbentley @twann @forgejo the primary reason why I choose #Forgejo is because it is a project run by an organization that puts the interest of the general public first. That matters to me, a lot.
On the technical side it is also where I find all the people working toward forge federation, which is something I care about.
dachary
Sign the #GiteaOpenLetter demanding the domains and trademark are given back to the @Gitea Community now!
Everyone wants to believe this takeover is just a misunderstanding and fortunately there is a simple fix:
* A non-profit organisation owned by the Gitea community is created.
* The Gitea trademark and domains are transferred to the non-profit.
* The name of the company is changed to avoid any confusion with the non-profit.
dachary
Do you want @gitea to move out of #GitHub and self-host? Now is the time to say so.
dachary
@bob since federated services are immune to centralization and user lock-in, sustaining their development requires innovative business models.
@gna is trying to come up with a new one, never tried before AFAIK. A federated forge hosting online service is run by a collective of independent Free Software service providers. It is a showcase that reflects well on their reputation.
The key is "collective". A showcase run by a single service company, is not new ? And toxic.
dachary
@bob @gna @humanetech business models compatible with federated online services would deserve a category of its own on social.coding, don't you think?
And I mean business models where federated online services are the primary source of income for an organization.
Not when they cost more than they make which is, by definition, not sustainable. People burn out, eventually. And it is the first service to be sacrificed when the organization has financial troubles.
dachary
> What are the strengths of the fediverse that cannot be copied by capitalist projects financed by advertising and surveillance?
* independence / no strings attached / sovereignty
* federation of online services
Being federated is a property of online services that does not agree with either proprietary software or user lock-in.
Reason why no silicon valley startups or tech giants are working on federated service. It is a post-growth thing, no good for wanabee unicorns ?
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