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Github Open source Hosting should be supported by donation model like Wikipedia. Where people and organisations who host code can donate in the foundation. This

by acd10j 10y ago

Github Open source Hosting should be supported by donation model like Wikipedia. Where people and organisations who host code can donate in the foundation. This will remove major threat from it's existence. I would surely donate.

bootload 10y ago
"Github Open source Hosting should be supported by donation model like Wikipedia." That's why I asked the Q. Seems strange that large FOSS projects are hosted but no effort by github made to get some return.
- h1d 10y ago
  Everyone flocking to use GitHub, is the return.
  - bootload 10y ago
    "Everyone flocking to use GitHub" Infrastructure costs dollars. Everyone uses it puts more pressure on the uptime. Is GitHub as big (as much money to splash around) as google?