ForgeGuard: AI‑Free Self‑Hosted Git Platform

It really has been remarkable watching GitHub just crumble as an organization. There's a lot of discussion about why: the switch from being independent to being part of Microsoft, having resources pushed to Copilot instead of core service, the organization structure itself, a reliance on vibe coding, etc etc.Regardless of the reason, it's undeniable that GitHub is facing some serious issues. The unofficial status page[1] tells a horrifying story.I would absolutely love to get some insider perspective on this (if only to learn how to prevent it from happening anywhere I work), but I think it's

Frustration from the outages, anti-AI sentiment, and the anti-hosted-software sentiment are converging.On the positive side, HN has gone through multiple periods of enthusiasm for new code forges. There was even excitement for GitHub at one point. :) It’s good because all the forges generally add each other’s features if one takes off.