@dkruythoff @daniel
We appreciate the thoughtful suggestions about moving Fedify to platforms like Codeberg that better align with the federation ideals our project upholds. These suggestions raise important points about corporate centralization and the broader FOSS ecosystem that we've carefully considered.
After thorough deliberation, we plan to keep Fedify's primary repository on GitHub for the foreseeable future. This decision stems from several practical considerations:
First, we aim to make Fedify as accessible as possible to potential contributors. While platforms like Codeberg represent important alternatives, GitHub remains the platform most developers are familiar with, particularly in the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem where Fedify operates.
Second, GitHub currently provides significant visibility benefits that help us reach more developers who could benefit from or contribute to Fedify. As a relatively new project, this broader reach is particularly valuable for building our community.
Additionally, our package registry JSR's provenance attestation feature, which we rely on for security guarantees, currently only supports GitHub Actions integration. This technical dependency would make migration particularly challenging at this time.
However, we recognize the value in supporting more decentralized platforms. As a middle ground, we are considering setting up a mirror repository on Codeberg. This would provide an alternative access point while maintaining our GitHub presence.
We're committed to regularly reassessing this position as the ecosystem evolves and as alternative platforms continue to mature.
