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Maybe, but GitHub's pricing model encourages sharing, and that's a good thing. Think of how many repositories might've been private and not benefited thousands
by thirsteh 15y ago
Maybe, but GitHub's pricing model encourages sharing, and that's a good thing. Think of how many repositories might've been private and not benefited thousands of people.
Granted, the prices might be steep/strange, but I see no problem in charging for things that people don't want to share on a social code sharing site.
- deleted 15y ago[deleted]
- Maro 15y agoHow much sharing actually goes on? (And just because somebody impulse clones a repo doesn't actually mean there's meaningful sharing going on.)
- khill 15y agoSharing doesn't necessarily mean someone cloning or contributing to your project. I find github useful because it lets me read other people's code both for evaluating potential co-workers and getting better at my craft. I've learned a lot from reading other people's code and I still think it's one of the best ways to learn new languages and techniques.
- nuclear_eclipse 15y agoEven with some of my more obscure projects on Github (like a ZNC module that sends IRC notifications to my phone via Notifo) have garnered some observers, forks, and pull requests with features or improvements that I probably never would have gotten if it had either been on my own repo hosting.
- Dove 15y agoWell, anyone GitHub's pricing model has driven over to Assembla isn't sharing.
- zavulon 15y agoWhile I agree in some cases it's a good thing, but for projects that you do for clients, privacy is paramount