Collaboration platforms like SourceForge, GitHub, and GitLab enabled and facilitated the development and organization of free software projects. But as developers of free software we fell into a trap – we poured invaluable source code, documentation and last not least a huge and steady stream of data about our personalities, interests and social networks into proprietary platforms. These platforms are no charities, they operate to fulfill the commercial objectives of their founders and owners, outside of our control. They are valued and sold for billions of dollars. Codeberg is trying to fix that. The nonprofit Codeberg e.V. has been founded as independent non-government organization to launch and build a free home for Free and Open Source Software.

1. Codeberg
A Free home for
Free projects
Andreas Shimokawa – Codeberg e.V.
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2. Codeberg
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Open collaboration platform and alternative
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Run by Codeberg e.V. (non-profit organization)
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For developers of free software and free content
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Not merely „just another gitea instance“
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3. Why Gitea?
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Well designed, small, compiled, efficient
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Open development, community-driven:
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No „Billion-$$$-Startup-Exit“, no buy-out risk
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Friendly and responsive developer team
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(and GitlabCE is … „huuuge“ ;)
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4. Why another platform?
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What’s wrong with GitHub?
And … Gitlab.com?
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5. A non-free home
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Would you contribute to Microsoft Encarta?
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Would you contribute to Google Maps?
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Git IS decentralized, there is no lock-in, right?
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6. The dangers of DMCA
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Taking down a free project – surprisingly easy!
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But … fighting back – is really hard!
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Foreign legal system (for non-US)
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Expensive (Lawyers!)
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And the risk is real. The DMCA list at GH is long.
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7. DMCA

8. Codeberg – a free home
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Hosted in the EU
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No external (cloud-)services
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Only using free software
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Codeberg‘s own software is developed in public
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9. Codeberg – a free home
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No tracking, no analytics, no telemetry
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No commercial interests
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Funded by
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Donations
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Members of Codeberg e.V.
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10. Codeberg – a free home
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In the spirit of:
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Wikipedia, Let’s Encrypt, OpenStreetMap:
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Let’s build it together!
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Let’s fund it together!
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11. How you can participate
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Join us as active member:
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participate in decisions about our future
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(active and passive voting rights included!)
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Support us as corporate, supporting member!
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Support our journey:
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Donations, hardware, hosting
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12. How you can participate
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Help us with artwork/design, make a PR!
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Help us to build a strong community and network!
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Help us fundraising!
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Help us testing!
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13. Codeberg – Migration
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Project migration from GitHub works
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Including git repo, Wiki, Issues, and PRs (!)
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14. Our Greatest Challenges
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Abuse
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Scalability
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Risk of unhealthy growth
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15. Future outlook
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Scale up. Secure funding and professionalise.
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Move to bare metal server infrastructure.
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CI/CD?
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Project chat?
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Federation?
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16. Welcome to Codeberg
https://codeberg.org
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Free home for free projects
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Infrastructure in Germany, under EU legislation
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Join us, become supporter, donate hardware/expertise
Questions?
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