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Before GitHub

· Armin Ronacher · April 28, 2026, 9:33 p.m.

Open Source github SourceForge Version control

Summary

The author reflects on the evolution of Open Source software hosting from SourceForge to GitHub, discussing how GitHub became central to the Open Source community, its impact on project discovery, contribution, and community building, and the current concerns about its decline. The article argues for a need for a decentralized approach and reliable archival systems to preserve the history and context of Open Source projects.

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