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diff --git a/39/index.md b/39/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f90cb87 --- /dev/null +++ b/39/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,110 @@ +Title: Consider other platforms to host Dillo +Author: rodarima +Created: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 14:52:58 +0000 +State: open + +As discussed with @clehner, we may want to switch to a different platform that can also provide a CI system avoiding Copilot and their closed source nature. + +- Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/ +- GitLab instance: https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_GitLab_Instances +- Sourcehut: https://sr.ht/ + +Non exaustive list of problems with GitHub: + +- Copilot +- Replying by email doesn't work well: cannot close issues, markdown doesn't render and cannot attach images or files. +- Missing dependencies across issues +- Comments on issues are now JS-walled. +- Open/closed buttons on milestones no longer work in Firefox. + +--%-- +From: rakoo +Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:03:06 +0000 + +Hey there, thanks for reviving it, dillo is awesome ! + +Sourcehut has been cited in other places as well and will absolutely be a good place. Its focus on small, light web pages aligns with the ideas of Dillo. I'd love to see it there ! + +--%-- +From: rodarima +Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:39:52 +0000 + +Nice list for GitLab: https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/List_of_Community-Hosted_GitLab_Instances + +--%-- +From: fgaz +Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 08:30:34 +0000 + +> Its focus on small, light web pages aligns with the ideas of Dillo. + +And it actually works in Dillo, I might add + +--%-- +From: rodarima +Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:13:52 +0000 + +Very large latency (~30s) observed in the Debian GitLab instance. + +> Sourcehut has been cited in other places as well and will absolutely be a good place. Its focus on small, light web pages aligns with the ideas of Dillo. I'd love to see it there ! + +> And it actually works in Dillo, I might add + +Sourcehut has a nice web interface that works from Dillo, but [Drew has opposed the usage of CI infrastructure for closed-source operative systems](https://lists.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/sr.ht-discuss/%3CC3ZF0IF242P4.3JN5FF60I1J20@keymaker.local%3E), which is fine for other FOSS projects, but not for a browser that tries to be cross-platform. + +The web interface also has other (fixable) problems based on my own experience, regarding attachments and replies to patches, but those are not so much a blocker. + +Another problem with sourcehut is that self-hosting is not particularly easy, specially when multiple services are required. Right now in alpha the prices are okay, but I don't know how much they would increase them when the alpha ends. + +I'm also reviewing other distributed options like [Radicle](https://radicle.xyz/) and [Fossil](https://www.fossil-scm.org/home/doc/trunk/www/index.wiki), but they also come with their own sets of drawbacks and benefits. + +--%-- +From: rodarima +Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 22:54:49 +0000 + +Strange situation at Sourcehut, Simon Ser [no longer works there][1]: + +> You may have heard that we also had to part ways with one of our staff members +> recently. This reduces our headcount to two. For the time being we will not be +> hiring a replacement, but our near-future plans are achievable with our +> current headcount. Though we usually aim for transparency to the maximum +> extent possible, we will not be sharing further details about this departure, +> as a matter of reasonable privacy. + +Simon [post][2]: + +> Sadly, I need to start this status update with bad news: SourceHut has decided +> to terminate my contract. At this time, I’m still in the process of figuring +> out what I’ll do next. I’ve marked some SourceHut-specific projects as +> unmaintained, such as sr.ht-container-compose (feel free to fork of course). +> I’ve handed over hut maintenance to xenrox, and I’ve started migrating a few +> projects to other forges (more to follow). I will continue to maintain +> projects that I still use such as soju to the extent that my free time allows. + +Not sure what the details are, but I don't like the lack of transparency. + +[1]: https://sourcehut.org/blog/2024-06-04-status-and-plans/ +[2]: https://emersion.fr/blog/2024/status-update-64/ + + +--%-- +From: rodarima +Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:07:25 +0000 + +Managed to a setup Woodpecker CI agent (runner) for Codeberg in the RPi 2 for tests. + +--%-- +From: rodarima +Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 21:57:29 +0000 + +> I'm also reviewing other distributed options like [Radicle](https://radicle.xyz/) + +Radicle seems to be funded by venture capital, so they will need to find a suitable way to monetize it: + +- https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/radicle-bde6 +- https://tracxn.com/d/companies/radicle/__kTwrUZvI_hwDhvMbO9h4h5TPIEJ5UMCiTyi9B7YXI0Y + +> Radicle has raised a total funding of $12M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Feb 18, 2021 for $12M. 6 investors participated in its latest round, lead by [NFX](https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/nfx/__6V6UcYGwqq_nXCSVDCyXyDyfG46UkAhf0eaaGAdG4MI). +> +> Radicle has 15 institutional investors including [NFX](https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/nfx/__6V6UcYGwqq_nXCSVDCyXyDyfG46UkAhf0eaaGAdG4MI), [Cherry Ventures](https://platform.tracxn.com/a/d/company/55e8847ae4b0672c6cbc8808/cherry.vc) and [Coinbase](https://platform.tracxn.com/a/d/company/52bdc180e4b0420b03968e60/coinbase.com). [Naval Ravikant](https://tracxn.com/d/people/naval-ravikant/__zjY_8gmflKDzBLSv520Gkf9qM24BNrfFb_Vo_boSVAQ) and 2 others are Angel Investors in Radicle. + +I don't trust VC software, it tents to get real shitty over time.
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