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VegaStrike Repository is now on GitHub

Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:24 pm
by pyramid
The long-time [Vega Strike SVN code repository](https://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/) has been moved to GitHub.

> [https://github.com/vegastrike/Vega-Strike-Engine-Source](https://github.com/vegastrike/Vega-Strike-Engine-Source)

The move has been concluded after this repo svn commit revision r13698 on 2015-08-04 23:02:01 +0000 also code named
> "version 0.5.2-alpha"

There were commits in this repo up to revision r13731 on 2017-06-21 20:11:56.

Those commits have been/are being merged with the new [GitHub Vegastrike project repo](https://github.com/vegastrike/).

All code from the local [trunk](#trunk) has been archived to both

- [branches/0.5.2alpha-archive](branches/0.5.2alpha-archive)
- [tags/0.5.2alpha-archive](tags/0.5.2alpha-archive)

No code or data has been removed and as long as the repository is available, it will remain accessible for historical research and forensics.

Please do however refrain from future commits to this repository to focus your contributions on the [GitHub Vegastrike project repo](https://github.com/vegastrike/) repository.

Re: VegaStrike Repository is now on GitHub

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:11 pm
by loki1950
Bit of an update we now have a team of new coders on that GitHub repo this has approved by project founder hellcatv we have had several video chats already and Benjamen Meyer is our new lead coder while I have assumed over all project lead for now watch for further news.

Enjoy the Choice :)

Re: VegaStrike Repository is now on GitHub

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 2:54 pm
by ThinkSome
I am saddened that a proprietary hosting service was selected to host this libre software project.

Re: VegaStrike Repository is now on GitHub

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 3:08 pm
by loki1950
There are literally hundreds of FOSS projects on GitHUB and sourceforge is/was just as commercial.

Enjoy the Choice :)

Re: VegaStrike Repository is now on GitHub

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 4:07 pm
by ThinkSome
hundreds of thousands*. Github is already a monopoly and will only get worse.

There are numerous libre git development hosting services out there, such as the new Sourcehut project, Gitlab CE (community edition), Gogs, GNU Savannah and Gitea (the last three lack features). As well as numerous public hosts that host instances of these: sr.ht, framagit.org, notabug.org, gitgud, ...

Re: VegaStrike Repository is now on GitHub

Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 6:37 pm
by loki1950
The project founder was already on github his decision was made clear to the rest of us.

Enjoy the Choice :)