Suggestion — Considering a More Privacy-Aligned Git Platform

[T3kn3vr4]

Hi Ente team,

First off, I want to say I really appreciate Ente’s commitment to privacy, open-source transparency, and ethical tech. It’s refreshing to see a company that not only talks about privacy but actually builds around it.

That’s why I wanted to ask:
Has Ente ever considered moving (or mirroring) your codebase from GitHub to a more privacy-respecting, open platform — like GitForge, Codeberg, GitLab, etc (self-hosted or otherwise)?

Given Ente’s goals and principles, this might align even more strongly with your mission. GitHub — while convenient and widely used — is still part of Microsoft’s proprietary ecosystem, with known privacy and dependency trade-offs. Platforms like Codeberg or GitForge are community-run, open-source, and transparent, which could send a strong signal about Ente’s values and long-term independence.

Even if GitHub remains your public mirror, hosting a canonical repository on a more privacy-aligned forge could:

Reinforce your open-source credibility and ethos.

Provide resilience if GitHub policies ever change.

Encourage contributions from users who avoid Microsoft services.

I totally understand the practical reasons for staying on GitHub (reach, integrations, visibility), but it could be great to see Ente either mirror or gradually move toward a platform that’s philosophically consistent with your mission.