roadrunner_ex@lemmy.ca to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 1 month agoFirefox has moved onto Githubgithub.comexternal-linkmessage-square35linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.ml
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minus-squarestinky@redlemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agohow does moving to github help them if chrome is sold?
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI’m not the OP, but it’s probably easier to get (free) community contributions on Github than on any other spot. Or it’s to make it easier to fork, in case Mozilla goes out of business.
minus-squareesa@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s also likely a bit of cost-benefit analysis for self-hosting vs using a managed service. Codeberg would be more in line with Mozilla’s ideals IMO, but GitHub is a pragmatic choice anyway.
how does moving to github help them if chrome is sold?
I’m not the OP, but it’s probably easier to get (free) community contributions on Github than on any other spot.
Or it’s to make it easier to fork, in case Mozilla goes out of business.
It’s also likely a bit of cost-benefit analysis for self-hosting vs using a managed service.
Codeberg would be more in line with Mozilla’s ideals IMO, but GitHub is a pragmatic choice anyway.