Stop using Github, use Codeberg instead
this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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Does codeberg give us enough freedom to experiment ? I mean when l know nothing ??
If all you need is a git server, then Codeberg is as good as Github. Better if you consider uptime and reliability.
GitHub doesn't really bother what you do with your account.
Neither does Codeberg.
You mean l can play with my codeberg account ?
Yes? Have you even tried?
No l haven't. But doesn't codeberg have a very clear cut set of rules regarding how you use it ?
Yeah: Don't do anything illegal, don't make massive private repositories, other common-sense stuff like that.
It's not going to be illegal and the repositories are going to be public. But instead of serious coding work, it would be playing - like kids do. Do you get what I mean ? Codeberg allows that ??
Yes, why wouldn't it?
First, read the actual ToS. That will spell it out.
Second, even if they kick you off the platform, what's the loss? Git doesn't depend on a single server by design. If you have to switch to a different provider, all you have to do is set up an empty repository on the new platform, change the local repository's remote, and push. If the goal is to learn how to use git, then managing the remotes should be a part of it.
They insist on license. But what license could there possibly be for a game ?
Why in git, and why on GitHub?
Why not in Lemmy comments?
pvp? pve? goal?
With Microsoft Copilot everything is PVE
What's that ?
Microsoft Copilot is Github's AI helper.
Getting an AI to work properly in some Git Repos is like struggling against the entire world to get it functioning without screaming like a banshee.
Goal is to practise how git works.
Git good?
snicker EZ
I'm "game"!
In that regard, is it just Github specifically you wish to learn? Or is it about repos in general?
Github is one name in many who have the same type of service. If you want to train on Github specifically, thats cool. But others like GitLab, Bitbucket, Codeberg exist that function similarly or just the same.
If you want to learn how to make pages, group contribute, to practice using GIT (the tool), etc, you can use any service not just Github. :)
What more do you wish to accomplish?
Basically to use git as a tool and to collaborate in projects. But GitHub gives much more freedom regarding what you do in your account.
I don't know anything about bitbucket. GitLab is not for me.
Fair enough. :)
Thank you for listening to the suggestions, despite them not working quite right for your current wishes.
Once you get used to Github and what it has to offer, you can get a better idea of how things work!