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{% block title %}
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FAQs
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<h1>FAQs and rules</h1>
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<dl>
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<dt><h2>How do I add my project?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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It's easy. Click the sign-up button, then click Create in the corner, give it a name, and you're all
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set.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>Do I need to have an account?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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No, using the service is allowed without registering. However, to post your own material, as well as
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to contribute to other projects, you need an account to identify you.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>Do you collect personal information?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Not at all. We do not log analytics or actions, and all you need to make an account is a username
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(which can be fictional) and a password.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>Who is the service targeted at?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The service is primarily targeted at enthusiasts
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(the modern version of <a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_culture">hackers</a> but not security
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breakers!), and while we will optimise for corporate use, large free software projects and even just
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personal file storage as well, as an enthusiast myself I try to make it better for my use.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>What projects do you host?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Anything, as long as it's free software. <i>Free</i> means all users should have the
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<a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html.en#four-freedoms">Four Freedoms</a>.
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It does not mean everyone has to be a user, so private projects are <strong>allowed</strong>,
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but if it's private you may not share it without giving these Four Freedoms.
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</p>
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<p>
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<b>In short — either you share freely, or you don't share.</b>
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</p>
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<p>
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Additionally, projects designed to operate with nonfree programs or that depend on nonfree libraries
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are generally allowed, but keep in mind they are useless in the Free World. However, it is advisable
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to share them, so others could change them to remove the nonfree dependency. It is recommended to
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add a disclaimer to the top of an important document, just so others won't get too excited about it
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and realise it's not for them.
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</p>
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<p>
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“Source-available” projects that don't respect the Four Freedoms are considered nonfree and banned
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from this site.
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</p>
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<p>
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Using this site as a discussion forum for nonfree software is also not allowed, unless it's for
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a collaborative effort to reverse-engineer it. Forums for more general topics, as well as free
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software, are allowed though.
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</p>
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<p>
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Moreover, all <em>public</em> material shared here must be appropriate for all ages and not contain
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any illegal, pornographic, sexual, political, terrorist or other inappropriate material. Mild
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swearing is allowed, but it must not be used to refer to sex.
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</p>
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<p>
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For private material though, we have no business as long as you're not abusing the site by hosting
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illegal content or overloading the server.
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</p>
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<p>
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Nonfree <em>artistic, non-functional</em> works are also fine, but due to the nature of the service, the
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nonfree terms will not be enforced.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>What does it cost?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Currently, it is zero-price, besides being free software. However, we may start charging for some
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features in the future, but <strong>only for those that cost us</strong>, and not for the features
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we already have, assuming a normal usage. We will not put stupid limits such as three collaborators
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per repository for free accounts, as more doesn't cost us anything.
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</p>
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<p>
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Advertisements may also get added, but they will be only for logged-out users, and won't use
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JavaScript or animation, most importantly they won't track you either.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>What stack does this instance use?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Currently, it's a Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB) running Debian, Nginx, Gunicorn and Python with Flask, on top
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of Postgres and Redis.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>Is email integration supported?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Mailing lists aren't currently supported, but it would be a nice feature, so we're working on it.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>Is SSH supported?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Not currently. While SSH is used in many workflows, we currently only support the Git Smart HTTP
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protocol including with SSL. It does everything Git SSH does. We encourage you to try it, and let us
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know if SSH is still important to you.
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</p>
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<p>
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We also do not support the <code>git://</code> or Dumb HTTP protocols as they are insecure and don't
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have any authentication.
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</p>
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<p>
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For credential memory, GitHub's
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<a href="https://github.com/git-ecosystem/git-credential-manager">Git Credential Manager</a>
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also works with our app without extra setup.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>Is some form of CI or workflow, or robots supported?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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No, but we are working on it.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>What licence does the app have?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html">AGPL 3.0</a>, or any later version.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>Where does the name come from?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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The name is a play on the word <i>branch</i>, because a roundabout connects many branching roads.
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It also aligns with our goals to become federated and support collaboration across instances, which
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we'll call roundabouts.
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</p>
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<p>
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The name is to always be treated like a common noun, so it uses regular capitalisation, articles and
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plurals.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt><h2>What about that logo?</h2></dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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That is a roundabout sign design commonly used in Europe; it may not be familiar if you live on the
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other side of the Atlantic.
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</p>
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<p>
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It can also take other meanings, with blue being associated with stability and purity, the arrows
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could also represent collaboration, a cycle of development and even code reuse and remixing due to
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the resemblance to the recycling logo.
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</p>
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<p>
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The logo is to be treated as public domain.
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</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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