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[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 40 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (3 children)

So I guess it is time to switch to a different style of FOSS development ?

The cathedral style, which is utilized by Fossil, basically in order to contribute you'll have to be manually included into the group. It's a high-trust environment where devs know each other on a 1st-name basis.

Oh BTW, Fossil is a fully-fledged alternative to Git & Github. It has:

  • Version-Tracking
  • Webserver
  • Bug-tracker
  • Ticketting-system
  • Wiki
  • Forum
  • Chat
  • And a Graphical User-Interface which you can theme

All in One binary

[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 12 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

What if I want to contribue to a FoSS project because I'm using it but I don't want to make new friends?

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

But you still use it, no ?

[–] RemADeus@thelemmy.club 11 points 7 hours ago

That is a wonderful method because it works in a similar way of many FediVerse server administrators admitting people to new accounts. This way is the slop is immediately filtered away

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 11 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

But what if the code is your own and super embarrassing?

[–] MITM0@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Why would your code be embarassing ? Yes I get it, but so what But at least it's not AI-Slop, you fork it & do your own thing.

It's not a perfect solution