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Git-bug: Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in Git

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  1. michaelmure · · focus · HN ↗
    Hi, author here, nice to see some interest :-)

    FYI, this is my near-term roadmap:

      - have the webui accept external auth (like github oauth) so that it can be a public portal and accept external interactions
  - have the webui expose a git remote endpoint
  - slightly rework identities (and likely root them in did:plc for pubkey distribution, the identity system from bluesky, without being an ATProto thing), which would allow to share identities between repos way more naturally
  - extend to support pull-requests, possibly CI. That would make it a somewhat complete local-first forge that you can also self-host trivially
    Also, while there is some attention ... I'm considering working on this full time. If you have some advice or opportunities on how I can support myself doing this, let me know!
    1. delf · · focus · HN ↗
      Git-bug looks amazing! Author of GitSocial here, would love to hear your opinion:

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gitsocial.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gitsocial.org&#x2F;

      1. waldir · · focus · HN ↗
        Were you aware of git-bug when you created gitsocial? If so, which patterns did you reuse and which ones did you decide to diverge from? Or would you say the two projects embody fundamentally different visions?
        1. delf · · focus · HN ↗
          No, I was not! GitSocial originally, in Jan 2025, started as a Twitter&#x2F;Bluesky over git app (as a VSCode extension with just social features), and then pivoted to being a full-fledged git platform, to include issues, PRs, releases, etc. You can still &quot;follow&quot; repositories though!
          1. waldir · · focus · HN ↗
            Got it, thanks for the context!
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