Im probably not going to switch anytime soon (ive been on GH for over 10 years now), but I wonder if there is something like a Github Alternative?
With all the takedowns (open source or otherwise) occurring lately, I would rather like my code to be somewhere safe-ish.
Do you really think a smaller service will do a better job defending against Nintendo?
I wish there were more options too but I don’t see GitHub as being at fault here. The law is pretty clear on takedown notices and defending Fair Use claims is horrifically expensive.
There are smaller services that have not been taken down and have been around for over a decade. It pays be under the radar.
Plus I don’t want to put all my repos under just one service. GH is good don’t get me wrong, but if it ever goes under or starts doing sketchy things that I don’t like, I need an alternative.
My experience is not much flies under the radar anymore - this stuff is heavily automated and even legitimate content is often accused of infringing (I’ve stopped buying stock photos for example… because using them is likely to result in being accused of copyright infringement and proving you purchased a license is far more effort than they are worth).
I would expect GitHub to at least have staff who understand IP law and will stand their ground as much as (reasonably) possible. It would be interesting to know how many take downs they have received without actually taking the content down… I bet it’s a high number.