I agree with both of you (not sure why the one got so many downvotes).
Git is not centralized. GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea, is a centralized server.
These services are more than just git repositories. They're issue tracking, merge/pull requests, wikis, CI/CD, etc. If the service is lost, the source is still out there but it could be quite the pain to get going again.
I've never moved off the free tier, even when self hosting. Although I did get to use a paid version at a previous job and I admit some of those features were nice.
Are they paying on GitHub?
That one is good too. I think it was the idea we kill less of each other than we used to that gives me some hope.
This video from Kurzgesagt gave me general optimism about the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbuUW9i-mHs
I'm going to have to try it, I stick with 1 and 2 the most. Something about those sprites.
I know how you feel, Lego saw me (and all the other kids of the 80's) coming. Ghostbusters, DeLorean, Optimus... all they needed was a Knight Rider. They need to let up so I can contribute to my retirement fund again.
Thanks for the insight, and appreciate new terms to search. I've somehow never heard of Eternal September even though I was there lol.
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