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A case for choosing alternatives to GitHub for your open-source works. \nBoth practical and philosophical.\n\nOur thoughts, creations and relationships online are made possible \nbecause of large platforms based in Silicon Valley. Let's talk about \nGitHub. People use it. I mean, that's where everyone else is. Period. \nEnd of story. ... Or is it?!\n\nThe first part dives deep into the rocky history of SourceForge and \nBitKeeper, which implicitly led to the creation of Git and GitHub, which \nin turn came with its own set of problems. How does the past correlate \nto the present? (Recommended speed: 0.75x)\n\nThe second part talks about the present: GitHub. It is explained how it \nmakes money by hosting open-source projects for free, and its prevalence \namong open-source developers and professionals, as well as its \nincreasing gamification, vendor lock-in and the real-world impacts it \nhas on open-source projects. Is it really as popular and reliable as \nyou'd think?\n\nThe third part is about some of the (contrasting) alternatives and \nefforts to work around the problems caused by the "GitHub model", and \nwhat they do differently, and why we need something different than a \nmonoculture. Fossil, Forgejo and SourceHut (as well as very brief \nmentions of the Friendly Forge Format, forge federation, hosted \nalternatives to github.com, as well as tiny tools like Tor's \nAnon-Ticket!) are talked about.\n\nDisclaimer: I am involved with Codeberg and Forgejo as a volunteer; I \nmay be a little tiny bit biased. Some of the facts I mention were before \nI was born, possible signs of peanuts and mild errors - first talk, \ntherefore I'm allowed to make mistakes. :)\nabout this event: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn22/talk/WGVZ9W/