Is Gitee, GitHub, or some other software forge preferred in China and the Global South?
I’m trying to decide whether I should mirror my open-source repos onto Gitee or another forge, as Github’s dominance in the space and ownership by Microsoft is rather disconcerting for anyone in non-U.S.-aligned countries.
People where I live often use GitHub as Source Control. I’m yet to find anyone who uses anything else (like GitLab, Gitea, Gitee, Bitbucket, etc.) as Source Control.
I will say I have thought of hosting a Gitea instance, I might do it someday.First time hearing about Gitee actually, I’m gonna guess it’s supposed to be the Chinese equivalent of GitHub?
Gitee is China’s “independent, open-source code hosting platform” alternative to GitHub, intended to reduce dependence on GitHub.
Github has a history of cutting off service to non-U.S.-aligned countries. For example in 2019 GitHub cut off certain services from users in U.S.-sanctioned countries including Iran, Syria, and Crimea.
Gross. People should stop relying on services that would pull the rug on the users if they’re not licking Usania boots, or if the country they’re from that isn’t licking Usania boots.