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The problem is the cost per repo... Some people would rather have a lot of small repos to hold all their random stuff, instead of trying to stuff them into a l
by wccrawford 15y ago
The problem is the cost per repo... Some people would rather have a lot of small repos to hold all their random stuff, instead of trying to stuff them into a larger repo to save money.
I have personal projects at home that I've started and don't want to release yet. (Maybe not ever.) I'd love to put them on someone else's machine as a backup. But at those prices, it's not worth it.
Even as a business, there's probably a lot of little utilities that could have their own repos, but they don't get modified much, so they don't really need them. Github isn't an option for that scenario.
As for 'Why complain?'? Because money doesn't really grow on trees. Rich people get rich by spending their money wisely.
- TylerE 15y agoSo buy a $10/month 256MB VPS with 80g of diskspace and go nuts.
- slig 15y agoRepositoryHosting.com, $6/month, unlimited repos, 2GB and $1 extra per GB
- dasil003 15y agoA small personal project without collaboration does not really get much value out of GitHub anyway. If you want a backup just rsync it somewhere.
- wccrawford 15y agoExcept that I'm a creature of habit, and I like GitHub... If one of my repos is there, I want them all there. I don't want to have to think about which host I put it on.
- dasil003 15y agoFair enough, but you're asking GitHub to substantially undercut their bottom line by orienting towards individual private repos rather than business private repos. If people keep complaining loudly enough maybe they'll make some adjustments, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
- parfe 15y agoYou like github, you just don't want to pay them?
- wccrawford 15y agoI like GitHub, and I am currently paying them, but I would rather their pricing structure match my needs. If I had 5 massive repos, the price is perfectly fine. If I have 1 massive repo and 4 small ones, the price is out of whack. Especially since their cost is out of whack in that first scenario.
- scythe 15y ago>I have personal projects at home that I've started and don't want to release yet. (Maybe not ever.) Who cares if someone sees it? Are you planning on selling it?
- jleader 15y ago"As for 'Why complain?'? Because money doesn't really grow on trees. Rich people get rich by spending their money wisely." Complaining and spending money wisely are independent activities; you can do either one without doing the other.