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Why is your open source project still hosted on GitHub? (unixdigest.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/opensource@programming.dev
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[–] Colloidal@programming.dev 26 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's so people can interact with your project without requiring an account in that particular instance.

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@infosec.pub -3 points 4 weeks ago

It's great in concept but just like with other ActivityPub based solutions, it will be used for ban evasions, spam and political stuff. Social media are basically meant for drama so it's not a massive deal there for most people but in a serious development environment it's going to cause issues.