• twistypencil@lemmy.world
    4·
    1 year ago

    As a long time user of both, I vastly prefer gitlab. Not only can I contribute code to gitlab (I have), I can also run my own gitlab (I do) and there are a huge number of projects using gitlab. It’s not like that hard to find projects, or their gift repository because some are hosted on github and some on gitlab. Project just links to their repo, or you use a search engine… I feel your arguments apply to the fediverse as well?

      • marsara9@lemmy.world
        1·
        1 year ago

        I don’t get what benefit hosting your own git brings to be honest

        Just another level of backup. Personally I tend to have:

        1. A copy of my repo on my dev machine
        2. A copy on a self hosted git server. Currently I’m using gitbucket though.
        3. A copy on GitHub.

        This way I should always have 2 copies of my code that’s accessable at all times. So that there’s very slim chance that I’ll lose my code, even temporarily.

      • james@lemm.eeOP
        1·
        1 year ago

        i don’t get what benefit hosting your own git brings to be honest

        Same reason to host anything, I’m not beholden to some company’s whims.