@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 month agoFirefox is now officially hosted on Github!github.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1106cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareBoomkop3linkfedilink25•1 month agoThat’s the version control system, not the hosting platform. They didn’t need to go with microsoft
minus-squareEager Eaglelinkfedilink15•1 month agoGitHub is the most popular forge, if they want people to contribute, it’s a clear favorite.
minus-squareBoomkop3linkfedilink6•1 month agoThat’s a more sensible reason. Now if only they could shake their dependence on google
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•1 month agoContributions will still go through phabricator rather than GitHub. GitHub does still give their greater visibility than elsewhere, though.
they were using mercurial
That’s the version control system, not the hosting platform. They didn’t need to go with microsoft
GitHub is the most popular forge, if they want people to contribute, it’s a clear favorite.
That’s a more sensible reason. Now if only they could shake their dependence on google
Contributions will still go through phabricator rather than GitHub. GitHub does still give their greater visibility than elsewhere, though.