TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Firefox@fedia.io · 10 months agoFirefox is now officially hosted on Github!github.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10cross-posted to: programming@beehaw.orgprogramming@programming.devfirefoxcn@lemmy.mlfirefox@lemmy.worldfirefox@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sedemicrosoft@programming.dev
arrow-up1107arrow-down1external-linkFirefox is now officially hosted on Github!github.comTheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to Firefox@fedia.io · 10 months agomessage-square34linkfedilinkcross-posted to: programming@beehaw.orgprogramming@programming.devfirefoxcn@lemmy.mlfirefox@lemmy.worldfirefox@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sedemicrosoft@programming.dev
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·10 months agothey were using mercurial
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·10 months agoThat’s the version control system, not the hosting platform. They didn’t need to go with microsoft
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·10 months agoGitHub is the most popular forge, if they want people to contribute, it’s a clear favorite.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoThat’s a more sensible reason. Now if only they could shake their dependence on google
minus-squarehamsterkilllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months 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.