On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:59:51 -0400 Richard wrote: > If a project operates the forge, and its participants use it for > working on that project, that is not SaaSS. In this case, _the > project_ is using the forge.
i agree; but none of the forges on this list are of that case - perhaps savannah.gnu.org is, because all projects are GNU projects; but savannah.nongnu.org is not thats why Yuchen's essential question is: how much of the functionality of forges would qualify as SaaSS, in cases where it is operated by "someone else" IMHO, projects are using these freebies only because the are popular, and for the convenience of someone else maintaining their infrastructure for gratis - nothing prevents projects from operating their own forge, or to competently manage their projects without any forge - even if they must pay for hosting, it would be only a few bucks per month, for most projects - IMHO, that qualifies all but savannah.gnu.org as SaaSS
