Re: cross-platform backup tool We have a new site, and we need help!

[Greg Troxel]

EricZolf <ewl+rdiffbackup@lavar.de> writes:

>>    - Does it mean that rdiff is no longer on savannah.nongnu.org?
>
> We've stopped using actively savannah.nongnu.org since many years,
> even before my time, it's just technology-wise rather outdated and
> doesn't offer all the amenities we are used from GitHub. This said, we
> still rely on Savannah for _this_ mailing list, hence it won't go away
> that fast.

Indeed, that's a major bug with github, not having mailinglists and
pushing people to use issues for conversations that belong on lists.

>>    - Are there plans to get off github, given all the usual issues?
>
> Which usual issues? No plans so far.

1) It's proprietary software.
2) github is not a 501(c)3 or equivalent with a purpose of promoting
   Free Software.
3) github doesn't have mailinglists and has promoted a culture of
   abusing issues trackers to ask for help
4) CoPilot is a proprietary derived work of Free Software

More details at

https://sfconservancy.org/GiveUpGitHub/


I maintain unison, which is on github this minute, and we have an open
ticket to find a new home.

> PS: please refrain from addressing me directly, I do read the mailing list.

I guess that would happen automatically if you set Reply-To: and got the
rest of the world to stop abusing Reply-To....  I will try to remember.

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