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15 years ago, you went to Freshmeat or SourceForge to find open source projects. Now it's Github. In 5-10 years, a different open source repository might be mor
by doodpants 10y ago
15 years ago, you went to Freshmeat or SourceForge to find open source projects. Now it's Github. In 5-10 years, a different open source repository might be more popular.
The author seems unconcerned about a particular company having so much control. Note that he compares not having a Github account to not having email or a cellphone in general, rather than to not having e.g. Gmail or an iPhone in particular, which would be a more apt analogy. It's a disheartening reminder of the trend of the internet moving away from decentralized protocols to centralized services.