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The insane irony of this given the sheer number of Indians working in software/IT and using GitHub and contributing to India’s GDP. You’d think that the Gov/IS
by yunohn 4y ago
The insane irony of this given the sheer number of Indians working in software/IT and using GitHub and contributing to India’s GDP.
You’d think that the Gov/ISP/Courts, somebody would put GitHub on a Do-Not-Block list and stop this madness.
- sanghi_mama 4y ago[dead]
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- yunohn 4y agoI wouldn’t say 7-10% of GDP is nothing - https://www.gavstech.com/contribution-of-the-it-industry-in-indias-gdp/ https://www.gavstech.com/contribution-of-the-it-industry-in-....
- humanistbot 4y agoMost people in "the IT industry" are not coders and do not need github, a code repository, or even the most basic understanding of coding in order to do their jobs. Install a satellite dish? You're an IT worker. Do customer service for a telecom? You're an IT worker. Swap out failing hard drives in a server farm? You're an IT worker. The impact of github being down is large, but it isn't going to take out 7-10% of India's GDP.
- jehadi_mulla 4y ago[flagged]
- ummonk 4y agoMost Indian government bureaucrats won't understand tech. Court judges are even worse; not only will they not understand tech, but as unelected officials they don't even particularly care about the economy, and are accountable to no one but themselves.
- captn3m0 4y agoMy favorite instance is the Delhi High Court ordering all registrars in India to stop selling domain names with the string amul in them[0] > Domain registrars restricted from selling or offering Amul suffixed, prefixed or combination name websites as per the court order are Freenom, Name Cheap, Big Rock and GoDaddy. Clearly, scammers in India can't figure out how to buy domain names outside india. [0]: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/delhi-hc-blocks-amul-brand-domain-name-sale-to-curb-fake-websites-5773311.html https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/delhi-hc-blocks-a...