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 Subject: Projects
 
-Open-source tools and projects: [git.sr.ht/~knazarov](https://git.sr.ht/~knazarov/)
+Open-source tools and projects: [git.sr.ht/~knazarov](https://git.knazarov.com/knazarov)
 
 Highlights:
 
-* [My own programming language with a VM and garbage collector](https://git.sr.ht/~knazarov/valeri) (work in progress)
+* [My own programming language with a VM and garbage collector](https://git.knazarov.com/knazarov/valeri)
 * [A swiss-army script for planning team's work on GitHub](https://git.sr.ht/~knazarov/git-plan)
-* [Homebrew tap for qemu with support for 3d accelerated guests](https://github.com/knazarov/homebrew-qemu-virgl)
-* [Plain-text note taking system](https://git.sr.ht/~knazarov/notes.sh)
-* [Markdown-to-html in awk](https://git.sr.ht/~knazarov/markdown.awk)
-
-Work-related:
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-* [Tarantool Cartridge](/projects/tarantool-cartridge)
-* [Tarantool Data Grid](/projects/tarantool-data-grid)
+* [Plain-text note taking system](https://git.knazarov.com/knazarov/notes.sh)
+* [Markdown-to-html in awk](https://git.knazarov.com/knazarov/markdown.awk)

content/posts/lets_try_forgejo_code_forge/note.md

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+X-Date: 2024-09-09T00:11:04Z
+X-Note-Id: 9782c269-1cb9-476f-bdce-b964020b3674
+Subject: Let's try Forgejo code forge
+X-Slug: lets_try_forgejo_code_forge
+
+About 2 years ago I've moved my personal projects from GitHub to [SourceHut](https://sr.ht/).
+And now I think it's time to move to [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/). I still like how
+SourceHut works overall and its minimalism, but the community aspect is more important.
+
+One of the big selling points of GitHub is that it acts like a social network, where it's
+very easy for contributors to open issues or pull requests. Nowadays it would be very hard
+to find a software engineer without a GitHub account, if only because it is required to
+search code within repositories. Gating search behind registration was a really clever tactic
+(but I digress).
+
+The point is - GitHub has a really low-friction process for contributions, and alternative
+code forges don't. Now, you may argue that people who want alternative forges should just
+all get behind one vendor (like GitLab) and all use that one. But I will disagree with you.
+First because git is a decentralized version control system and making it a "walled garden"
+just feels wrong. Second, and more important reason is because trying to make a huge centralized
+forge is almost necessarily a for-profit business. And we all know how it goes if you have
+a monopoly or a duopoly.
+
+The only reasonable solution to solving issues arising from fragmentation is federation,
+in the same sense it's implemented in Mastodon. Imagine being able to go to anyone's code forge
+and being able to open an issue or pull request there without an account, by using an already
+existing account on the forge you prefer yourself. This is similar to how you can comment
+Mastodon posts on certain instances.
+
+Forgejo is one of the contributors currently driving the effort on code forge federation. See
+[their FAQ](https://forgejo.org/2023-01-10-answering-forgejo-federation-questions/). They
+are not the only ones, but at the current stages they are probably the best positioned to
+reach practical results. And this is the key reason I believe it's worth supporting them and
+trying out their product: if it works well - we will all benefit from a more diverse and
+less locked-down ecosystem.
+
+To "walk the walk", I've copied my repositories to [git.knazarov.com](https://git.knazarov.com/knazarov),
+my personal Forgejo instance. This is where my work will live from now on, unless I find any
+unsolvable critical problems.