Radicle
radicle.xyz
Sovereign code infrastructure.
  • egerlach@lemmy.ca
    4·
    8 months ago

    I was looking for something like this as a private alternative to GitHub/GitLab last month. Awesome to stumble across this.

    • Tobias Hunger@programming.dev
      31·
      8 months ago

      It’s just a git repo, so it does not replace a forge. A forge provides a lot of services around the repo and makes the project discoverable for potential users. None of that is covered by this thing.

      I frankly see little value wrapping a decentralized version control system into layers of cryptography that hides where the data is actually stored (and how long it is going to be stored). Just mirror the repo a couple of times and you have pretty good protection against the code going offline again and you are done. No cryptography needed, and you get a lot of extras, too.

      If you do not like github: Use other forges. Self-host something, go to Codeberg or sourcehut, use something other than git like pijul or fossil, or whatever tickles your fancy. Unfortunately you will miss out on a lot of potential contributors and users there :-(

      • egerlach@lemmy.ca
        1·
        8 months ago

        Um… It’s literally hosting itself, complete with issues and PRs (which they call patches). So to me it seems to replace a forge.

        For private repos, it could be quite a good fit. No need for other contributors/users.

      • egerlach@lemmy.ca
        2·
        8 months ago

        I’m already on an independent git forge, so I have that covered.

        I only read the protocol document and skimmed the guide, so I didn’t see the cryptocurrency angle of the funding company. Yeah, that’s a bit of a warning sign.