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tadfisher ◴[20 Feb 25 08:29 UTC] No.43112389[source]▶
Please, please set up a forge. I don't care if it's Git, I don't care if it's codeberg, Gitlab, or GitHub. I just want to not use email if I don't have to.
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1. mseepgood ◴[20 Feb 25 09:09 UTC] No.43112653[source]▶
What's a forge in terms of a software project?
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2. tempfile ◴[20 Feb 25 09:15 UTC] No.43112697[source]▶
Code forge - place where the code is stored (github/gitlab/codeberg/etc)
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3. mseepgood ◴[20 Feb 25 09:19 UTC] No.43112717[source]▶
Oh, interesting, TIL. I never heard this before except in brand names like SourceForge. I only knew them as repository hosting services.
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4. thih9 ◴[20 Feb 25 09:24 UTC] No.43112748{3}[source]▶
More context if anyone is interested

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software)

> in FOSS development communities and since the inception of the first SourceForge fork in 2001, the term forge is still commonly used to designate online collaborative software platforms

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5. justin66 ◴[20 Feb 25 12:55 UTC] No.43114092{4}[source]▶
In fairness to the person asking the question, I've seen the term "forge" used a lot more in the previous six months than in the previous decade or two. Not sure what that's about.