I know it's a minor thing, but why does this link to GitHub? The repository is described only as being a mirror of a SourceHut repo, and the user's profile has a banner telling that he's part of the giveupgithub.org movement. Looking at this post's submitter username, I think OP is the one who owns the repository, so why do this?
not op, but github serves two purposes: git mirror, and reputation/network effects.
By relying on github for the latter while redirecting to another mirror for the former allows you to utilise github's reputational system to promote both your project AND the mirroring alternative.
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I know it's a minor thing, but why does this link to GitHub? The repository is described only as being a mirror of a SourceHut repo, and the user's profile has a banner telling that he's part of the giveupgithub.org movement. Looking at this post's submitter username, I think OP is the one who owns the repository, so why do this?
I am confused. If the author is part of the Give Up GitHub movement, then why still keep 29 repositories on GitHub! Obviously, they didn't give it up.
not op, but github serves two purposes: git mirror, and reputation/network effects.
By relying on github for the latter while redirecting to another mirror for the former allows you to utilise github's reputational system to promote both your project AND the mirroring alternative.