I would be sad to see Github go. It has two major advantages for any Microsoft hater:
If you use only the basic Git features to host your open-source projects, it's totally free and Microsoft collects essentially zero monetizable data on you.
It's totally trivial to abuse it to serve up files - including enormous ones. I use it as my primary DEB and RPM repos, and to share photos and videos online, since it's CORS-compliant.
In other words, you get really useful features for free, you abuse Microsoft's resources and they get nothing in return. What's not to love eh?
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ExtremeDullard@piefed.social · 6 pts · 104d
I would be sad to see Github go. It has two major advantages for any Microsoft hater:
If you use only the basic Git features to host your open-source projects, it's totally free and Microsoft collects essentially zero monetizable data on you.
It's totally trivial to abuse it to serve up files - including enormous ones. I use it as my primary DEB and RPM repos, and to share photos and videos online, since it's CORS-compliant.
In other words, you get really useful features for free, you abuse Microsoft's resources and they get nothing in return. What's not to love eh?
YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 105d
Paywalled.
Errorcode7@programming.dev · 4 pts · 104d
https://archive.is/HDz0h