1357 sats \ 7 replies \ @sea_monster 5 Mar 2023 \ on: Decentralized github - requirements bitcoin
It's worth noting that Git is already a distributed version control system, so when you use it, you can have your own copy of the repository. For example, the development of the Linux Kernel has been happening for decades in a similar way, even before the introduction of Git itself.
However, if you're looking for additional features such as tickets and a wiki, you might want to explore Fossil SCM, which was developed by the author of SQLite. This system combines source code management with these additional functionalities.
However, implementing this would require some form of distributed storage, or some incentive for people to act as hosts or relayers. Check out the Fossil SCM website here for more information:
https://www.fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki.
People mention this every single time. Git can be used p2p decentralized. And downloading could be done decentralized via torrent.
This is all true. We can do all this decentralized. But the fact is that the people out there download from centralized Github and even often update automatically . So the question how we solve this weak link still remains.
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Can elaborate? You saying that releasing and more importantly finding/verifying/downloading the new releases is tricky, in decentralized manner, right?
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I'm saying that it is right now possible with existing software to develop code decentrally with git and distribute it decentrally with torrent. It's all possible right now. But very few people do it. And things like what you suggested came up multiple times in the last years in the community. And every time people are dismissive because it's already possible. But that does not change the fact that few people do so.
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Got it. Very good point. Its already possible, but people don't care (don't use it).
Any thoughts on why? Is it bad idea? Or is it too complicated right now?
I believe the reason for this could be either a/ censorship resistance (very rarely needed), or b/ faster innovation (like what's happening in nostr client apps right now because the cost of switching is so low), or both.
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Thanks for fossil link!
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You're welcome. SQLite and Fossil are pretty nice softwares. I will use it more for my own personal projects from now on.
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Yep. Got doesn't need to be reimplemented.
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