# Has the project given thought to being "Future-Proof" with respect to github.com? In the old days, changes at sourceforge.com had negative impacts for many open-source projects

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**Created:** [August 31, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.jcsda.org/t/has-the-project-given-thought-to-being-future-proof-with-respect-to-github-com-in-the-old-days-changes-at-sourceforge-com-had-negative-impacts-for-many-open-source-projects/152 "2021-08-31T19:20:52Z")\
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Yes, we are dependent on GitHub now, but the key is the Git software (the version control system) - we could switch to Bitbucket or Gitlab without much trouble. So it seems future-proof in that sense.