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I found it strange that they constantly used "developers". I guess this is the marketing department word to use instead of "users"?

globular-toast 6y ago
Microsoft recognise that it's developers that have been pushing for open source/free software so they are desperate to keep them on side and locked in.
myself248 6y ago
Github's users are developers, so I think both terms are fair game. Pick the one that sounds best.
- kvark 6y ago
  Not to be confused with Github developers, who work on plugins, calling GitHub API, etc?
- kevincox 6y ago
  GitHub also has a large number of other users like people downloading software and reporting issues, product managers, qa testers... I get that developers are the main drivers but it struck me as some unnecessary pandering.
  - em-bee 6y ago
    but only those who maintain code will be affected by takedown requests on their repos
  - the8472 6y ago
    Those other users probably don't get their content taken down as much.
- varispeed 6y ago
  You can use git to version almost anything - e.g. your essays or todo lists. That doesn't make you a developer.
coldtea 6y ago
GitHub's users are developers, not the general user.
- hunter2_ 6y ago
  Year ago, long before I developed software, I would search for some software (to use, not to extend) and often find that the way to obtain it was by visiting SourceForge. In many ways, SourceForge and GitHub can be directly compared. Was I a developer for using SourceForge in this manner?
  - coldtea 6y ago
    >Was I a developer for using SourceForge in this manner? More or less. Regular users don't visit GitHub...
    - hunter2_ 6y ago
      Regular users will pay no mind to source code on GitHub, but they can certainly download releases/binaries without being a developer. youtube-dl happens to have a separate website catering to this use case, but many projects use GitHub for this use case. That said, I suppose only the hosting of source code is within the scope of this post, so nevermind!
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globular-toast 6y ago

Microsoft recognise that it's developers that have been pushing for open source/free software so they are desperate to keep them on side and locked in.

myself248 6y ago

Github's users are developers, so I think both terms are fair game. Pick the one that sounds best.

kvark 6y ago
Not to be confused with Github developers, who work on plugins, calling GitHub API, etc?
kevincox 6y ago
GitHub also has a large number of other users like people downloading software and reporting issues, product managers, qa testers... I get that developers are the main drivers but it struck me as some unnecessary pandering.
- em-bee 6y ago
  but only those who maintain code will be affected by takedown requests on their repos
- the8472 6y ago
  Those other users probably don't get their content taken down as much.
varispeed 6y ago
You can use git to version almost anything - e.g. your essays or todo lists. That doesn't make you a developer.

coldtea 6y ago

GitHub's users are developers, not the general user.

hunter2_ 6y ago
Year ago, long before I developed software, I would search for some software (to use, not to extend) and often find that the way to obtain it was by visiting SourceForge. In many ways, SourceForge and GitHub can be directly compared. Was I a developer for using SourceForge in this manner?
- coldtea 6y ago
  >Was I a developer for using SourceForge in this manner? More or less. Regular users don't visit GitHub...
  - hunter2_ 6y ago
    Regular users will pay no mind to source code on GitHub, but they can certainly download releases/binaries without being a developer. youtube-dl happens to have a separate website catering to this use case, but many projects use GitHub for this use case. That said, I suppose only the hosting of source code is within the scope of this post, so nevermind!

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