From a6d6b0818b5a404b7e492bb329a0eb4f9a6ec242 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NGnius Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2023 01:58:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add 'Home' --- Home.md | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Home.md diff --git a/Home.md b/Home.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fdb1d1c --- /dev/null +++ b/Home.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +Welcome to the wiki for git.ngni.us, I hope you enjoy your stay. + +# FAQ +### What is this place? +This is a self-hosted instance of [Forgejo](https://forgejo.org/) mostly for NGnius's git projects. +Think GitHub but not run by big tech. + +### Why not stay on GitHub? +Philosophically: centralization of web services is bad for the web as a whole. + +Ethically: GitHub has been using public (and maybe private?) code for machine learning (Copilot) on their website without respecting the licenses in those projects. + +Logically: why should I stay on GitHub when I can host my own similar website? + +[Also](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish) +[Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundling_of_Microsoft_Windows#License_refund_policy) +[is](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.#Judgment) +[a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft) +[really](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2023/09/19/spencer-email-1695118825623.png) +[horrible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates#Political_positions) +[company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft#Controversies). + +### Why can't I create a repository? +To prevent people from using excessive resources on his server, NGnius has disabled that functionality. +If you do need to create a repository (e.g. for a PR), please contact NGnius or create an issue on this project. + +### What is this running on? +A Raspberry Pi 4B with 8GB RAM, running Raspbian Lite (CLI only) with 64GB of storage. This is hosted at my home in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. \ No newline at end of file