Hi

On 27 May 2016 at 08:29, Devin Ulibarri <devin@ulibarri.website> wrote:

> (I found this in my drafts folder and am sending it out. I know a
> decision was made about this, but am sending for continued reference.)


Thank you! :)


>
> On 05/16/2016 11:13 PM, Dave Crossland wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Does anyone want to discuss any more objections with me, or can I
> > migrate the issue tracking to Github now? :)
>
> There has been some recent talk about this on various channels. I don't
> know if any of this information will change anything, but I think it is
> worth looking at and considering.
>
>
> http://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/ethics-in-ethics-out-promote-user-respecting-software-development-platforms


If someone wants to set up a container for gitlab and mirror the github
org, then we could flip the mirror and have github be a downstream mirror
of the gitlab. But who will do this?


> (Found the following while trying to find the above article.)
>
> http://www.wired.com/2015/06/problem-putting-worlds-code-github/


The article ends with,

The question is ultimately whether GitHub will find ways to stay true to
its ideals while generating returns—or wind up the stuff of legend.


I think its pretty clear that Github's business model _depends_ on it
hosting the world's libre licensed code: That's how they get developers
into their conversion funnel.

-- 
Cheers
Dave
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