Use #DeleteGithub to Label Your Migrated Projects

[biergaizi]

As many people have decided to migrate their projects to other platforms, why not to label the abandoned GitHub project as "#DeleteGithub"?

If we use #DeleteGithub tag to label our migrated projects, and encourage others to do the same, we can easily see how many projects have chosen to migrate by searching this tag. Like this.

We can make the transition as smooth as possible. You don't have to actually delete the repo and you don't have to break things for others, you can just

git branch deleted
git checkout deleted
git rm -rf *
echo '#DeleteGithub' > README.md
echo '=====' >> README.md
echo '**Deleted!** This project is moved to [notabug.org](https://notabug.org/example/example), welcome to join the free world!' >> README.md
git add README.md
git commit -a -m "Moved, #DeleteGithub!"
git push --set-upstream origin deleted

Then, click "Settings" -> "Branches" -> make "deleted" as Default branch. Finally add the tag "#deletegithub" to your project.

If you found it's a good idea, you may add this suggestion to your repo.

[lanodan]

Also, please if you do move your code away from Github: Be sure that your package maintainers are aware of this change, for example by filling an issue.

Haelwenn /ɛlwən/ — https://social.hacktivis.me/objects/a38b05b2-dc86-4f8d-8664-41d3f2669f7f

This technique of yours doesn’t make a notification, and you’ll likely delete your account soon. Potentially breaking the release checks of package maintainers and without having any kind of information after that if you don’t have a proper homepage or channel.

[biergaizi]

I'm not deleting my account, because of the potential breakage it may create, and it is why I purposed above procedure for migration - keep the master branch as-is to avoid breaking existing systems and focus on future releases.

You have a good point. Silently breaking automatic release checks relied by package maintainers is a serious issue. I guess for a influential project, converting the GitHub repo to a pure mirror may be a better solution.

[bruceblore]

I put #DeleteGithub on my profile, but I am not deleting my account in case I find a project I want to contribute to that is still hosted on GitHub.

[biergaizi]

@lanodan Perhaps intentionally creating a non-working version tag may help solving this problem. It's not the nicest thing to do, it almost sounds like doing something malicious (while it's still not the case), but it does trigger a new version alert, and likely to cause the build process to fail, in this process the maintainers are notified.

[lanodan]

@biergaizi Makes me think that “destroying” the git repo probably isn’t a good thing either for things based on git (archlinux ${pkgname}-git and gentoo’s ${pkgname}-…9999 packages).

And yeah, creating a fake release (and so tag) is probably a bad idea for stuff like that too. (I have ones using the nearest tag to the HEAD in the tree because there is too much releases)

[DavidGriffith]

There are a goodly number of repos using this label that are pointing to new repos on Gitlab that aren't marked public. You need to explicitly do that.

[vassudanagunta]

Hey guys. I love the work you've been doing. Not everyone loves mine. Please read Issue 114.

[vassudanagunta]

Hello,

The GitHub Evacuation Project has moved to GitLab (not an endorsement or even a final home). Your enthusiasm and contribution is still needed. Please check out the new project home, and read the project wiki for info to get restarted.

Thank you!

vas

[vassudanagunta]

@biergaizi @lanodan @0100001001000010 @DavidGriffith We need to incorporate your ideas into the Evacuation Guide, probably under Covering all your bases. Can you guys start that?

Also, would you guys also change your profile photo and add "github evacuee" to your profile and repos as I wrote under Help move the movement? I believe a consistency of imagery and message has the best chance of catching fire, like the original repo did before we got buried from the trending list by Microsoft GitHub.

[bruceblore]

I won't add github evacuee to all of my repos because they are already archived and undoing that will be a lot of work. I just added it to my profile and a repo telling people where I am going. I will delete my repos from Github at some point. People are more likely to notice an error on push or pull than they are to notice a new tag. I think I will put an obnoxiously huge and flashing "#DeleteGithub" on my website though.

[vassudanagunta]

@0100001001000010 Thanks! You show up in this search result. Just started this a day ago. Hoping it starts growing geometrically.

[vassudanagunta]

@0100001001000010 thanks for the additions to the Guide. I merged them (after fixup).