Why developers are ditching GitHub for Codeberg and self-hosting alternatives

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GitHub remains highly popular with continuous growth in users and repositories, but some users and projects are leaving due to various concerns.
High-profile projects like Ghostty, Zig, and Tenacity have abandoned or reduced their reliance on GitHub, potentially signaling a broader trend.
Reasons for departure include frequent technical outages, political issues such as GitHub's ties with ICE, and controversies over AI integration like Copilot.
Alternatives to GitHub are thriving, with options like Codeberg, GitLab, Bitbucket, Sourcehut, and self-hosted solutions like Gitea and Forgejo gaining traction.
Movements like the Software Freedom Conservancy's campaign encourage migrating away from GitHub, highlighting the availability of viable alternatives despite its historical role in open-source collaboration.

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