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Tell HN: GitHub Legacy plans can no longer be upgraded
GitHub migrated from a pricing based on number of repositories to number of users back in 2016. The promise back then was:
>We want everyone to have a plan with unlimited private repositories, but don’t worry—you are welcome to stay on your current plan while you evaluate the new cost structure and understand how to best manage your organization members and their private repository access. And while we’re currently not enforcing a timeline to move, rest assured that you’ll have at least 12 months notice before any mandated change to your plan.
The GitHub documentation still agrees to the above:
>You can upgrade or downgrade between legacy paid plans in your organization's billing settings. When you upgrade to a plan with more private repositories, we'll immediately move your account to your new plan and bill you for the difference in price, prorated for the number of days left in your billing cycle.
But starting sometime in 2019 May (The only reference I could find is https://datree.io/github-pricing/), GitHub started to stop users from upgrading between legacy plans.