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> Gets rid of anonymous spam. > I guess that's 98% of the problem. No, that's 99.99% of the problem. I've never even seen "bogus projects sponsored by wealthy
by throw10920 4y ago
> Gets rid of anonymous spam.
> I guess that's 98% of the problem.
No, that's 99.99% of the problem. I've never even seen "bogus projects sponsored by wealthy companies" in volumes where it would be considered "spam".
> What about abandonware?
Grandfather in old projects.
> And how do we remain open and inclusive to newbees?
Everything is still open and inclusive - anyone can publish a repo on GitHub for free. Using a reputation system or a small fee for submission is a very reasonable means of controlling access to a centralized online repository.