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
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    3 months 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.

    • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
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      3 months 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
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        3 months ago

        something nobody ever told you about

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