Right - I see the other topic has been locked / author hasn’t returned to follow community rules.

Here’s the original topic https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49003386

and a measured (IMHO) response to it. (BTW, do your self a favour and change tabs with that site open :)

https://マリウス.com/i-regret-migrating-to-codeberg/

It’s a tough spot, Codeberg has found themselves in and I wish them luck. But beyond that, this is (yet) another reminder that in 2026, if you don’t self host it, the cloud is just someone else computer

  • doeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    174·
    14 hours ago

    I don’t want to depend on a platform that rewrites its terms of service on a whim, without properly announcing that the change was even under consideration, and without giving its users a way to weigh in.

    […]

    I wish it had linked to a discussion thread, or at the very least a poll, so that I could have voiced the concern I have

    Then you should’ve joined Codeberg e.V. which gives you access to both a forum and a voting platform.

    • SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      4·
      14 hours ago

      For context, that comes for the HN thread and blog post, not from anything I have written. Let’s attribute things to respective sources :)

    • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
      410·
      13 hours ago

      Ah yes, if you wanted a say you should’ve paid €50 to join something nobody ever told you about. How very open and community spirited.

      • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
        91·
        12 hours ago

        something nobody ever told you about

        Other than it being explained in big letters on the very front page of Codeberg?

      • doeknius_gloek@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        91·
        12 hours ago

        Well that’s just how Codeberg works. It’s run by volunteers and organized as a registered association. This association strives to be very democratic about what happens to the platform, but you have to join it to gain insights and voting rights.

        Of course you don’t have to and most users of Codeberg don’t - but you can and this makes Codeberg a lot more open and democratic than any other commercial platform.