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Dang. It's too bad their customers' source control files aren't distributed and decentralized, or they could keep working and ignore this.

• toyg 9y ago
  The problem is not the files, it's the project management stuff (issues and PR tracking). That is a SPOF. If they could decentralize that, then nobody would care if they are down half the time.
  • mschuster91 9y ago
    I wonder why you can't export them as a read-only git repository. (Read-only to avoid people messing around with the history)
    • csense 9y ago
      Because that would make it easier to migrate away from Github, which Github doesn't want you to do.
    • daxelrod 9y ago
      You can actually export them, but the format is undocumented, and is meant only for import into GitHub Enterprise: https://developer.github.com/v3/migration/migrations/ https://developer.github.com/v3/migration/migrations/
  • peterwwillis 9y ago
    They can - it's called Github Enterprise (or if you're a medium to large corporation, JIRA). I thought occasional downtime was just something people factored into free services. You can always file your issues later, or use a chat service (or, heaven forbid, email) if there's an immediate need for feedback.