No, that's not it at all. Github's blog post is clear that it only applies to developers "who contribute code", and the point of this is "securing the supply ch

No, that's not it at all. Github's blog post is clear that it only applies to developers "who contribute code", and the point of this is "securing the supply chain". So yes, this is for the hardcore user and not for the students and people still trying to learn things. The latter are not part of the supply chain.