Jack Hill <jackh...@jackhill.us> writes: > Hi all, > > I'm a bit of an outsider here as I'm not involved in GHC development (but > I am interested in how it goes). I've struggled with my own desire to > avoid using proprietary software like GitHub, and the desire to work with > those who favor it, so I am interested in how these competing desires can > be addressed. > > Would the barrier to entry to a non-GitHub system be reduced by using > GitHub for user authentication/accounts (like http://exercism.io/ ), or is > knowing how to use other software too much of a barrier (I guess that > would depend on the software…)? > To some extent. The size of the barrier posed by an alternate system isn't a discrete quantity and is highly dependent upon one's frame of reference. Many people won't wander from GitHub at all; other won't even register for a GitHub account. People vary widely in their preferences, which is what makes this problem so difficult.
Cheers, - Ben
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