TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Firefox@fedia.io · 1 day agoFirefox is now officially hosted on Github!github.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down10cross-posted to: programming@programming.devprogramming@beehaw.orgfirefox@lemmy.mlfirefox@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·1 day agoThat’s the version control system, not the hosting platform. They didn’t need to go with microsoft
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 day agoGitHub is the most popular forge, if they want people to contribute, it’s a clear favorite.
minus-squarehamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoContributions will still go through phabricator rather than GitHub. GitHub does still give their greater visibility than elsewhere, though.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoThat’s a more sensible reason. Now if only they could shake their dependence on google
That’s the version control system, not the hosting platform. They didn’t need to go with microsoft
GitHub is the most popular forge, if they want people to contribute, it’s a clear favorite.
Contributions will still go through phabricator rather than GitHub. GitHub does still give their greater visibility than elsewhere, though.
That’s a more sensible reason. Now if only they could shake their dependence on google