Consider migrating to tangled.org for code hosting

[GMetaxakis]

What

A suggestion to evaluate tangled.org as a future alternative to GitHub for hosting the Community Platform codebase.

Why

ONEARMY's mission is built on open-source values, community ownership, and independence from corporate platforms. GitHub, while convenient, is owned by Microsoft — a for-profit corporation whose priorities may not always align with the open-source community.

tangled.org is a decentralized, open-source code collaboration platform built on the AT Protocol (the same protocol behind Bluesky). It offers:

• Decentralized hosting — no single corporate gatekeeper
• Open protocol — built on open standards, not proprietary infrastructure
• Community-first design — aligns with the ethos of projects like Precious Plastic, Project Kamp, and Fixing Fashion

Moving to a platform like this would be a statement that matches ONEARMY's values of building tools and communities that are truly free and open.

Scope

This is a long-term consideration, not an immediate ask. It would involve evaluating:

• Feature parity (issues, PRs, CI/CD, permissions)
• Migration path and tooling
• Community adoption and platform maturity

I'd be happy to help research and contribute to the migration process if the team decides to move forward with this.

[mariojsnunes]

Very interesting, should keep it in the radar.

But as you say, not for the short term. Let's look into it again once it gets out of alpha !

[GMetaxakis]

I was reading today about it and thought for my personal projects to migrate there and thought that you will like to know about this

[mariojsnunes]

I was reading today about it and thought for my personal projects to migrate there and thought that you will like to know about this

Yes, thank you! Let us know about your experience once you migrate :)