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Calling it a randsom note is a tad dramatic. You pay them for the service of private repos. If you stop paying, you stop getting the service. Just like every o
by debaserab2 9y ago
Calling it a randsom note is a tad dramatic. You pay them for the service of private repos. If you stop paying, you stop getting the service.
Just like every other business ever.
- lucb1e 9y agoGenerally you are correct: service is paid for -> stop paying -> stop service. However, Github has a free tier for public repositories. Why can one not convert the repository to public then?
- smnrchrds 9y agoI like how Dropbox handles this. If your paid membership is cancelled and you are using more space than the free tier, they don't delete your files, just make them read-only. You can view or download them, but if you want to upload or update something, you have to buy premium or bring your space use within free tier limitations.
- hunt 9y agoPeople may put all manner of things in private repos that they don't want to be made public, so github shouldn't just expose them to the outside world.
- tscs37 9y agoThat doesn't mean they couldn't just offer a button to make them public after the fact, I don't think anyone was suggesting to make them public automatically...
- felipelemos 9y agoGitHub shouldn't make them public, for sure. But people should.
- gautamdivgi 9y agoBecause github can’t make that decision. It’s your responsibility to convert it to public. There could be sensitive information in the private repos.
- sysop073 9y ago...hence why they should give you that option if your paid account expires. It feels like people are being intentionally obtuse in this thread
- paxys 9y agoNope, that is exactly what it is. There is no reason not to give read-only or export-only access to private repos if your account is locked. Otherwise just delete the whole thing.