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They are, but they also host any OSS project for free, which is the only reason I know about the brand "GitHub". I think you severely underestimate how valuable
by thephyber 9y ago
They are, but they also host any OSS project for free, which is the only reason I know about the brand "GitHub". I think you severely underestimate how valuable that mindshare can be. Also, they depend heavily on products which depend on OSS projects for their product.
It only makes sense that GitHub would want to reinvest in security for their own supply chain. The only problem is that most other companies don't do enough of the same.
- __s 9y agoRelated blog on why VCs might invest more liberally in projects like GitHub (or npm): http://words.steveklabnik.com/is-npm-worth-26mm http://words.steveklabnik.com/is-npm-worth-26mm