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right, but being a member isn't a pay-wall. This feels more like an academic argument than a practical one.
by Justsignedup 3y ago
right, but being a member isn't a pay-wall. This feels more like an academic argument than a practical one.
- isodev 3y agoBecoming a member means sharing your personal information with GitHub and abiding by their terms of service. It also implies that they will then track and profile locations where you sign in, technologies you use to interact with their services etc. That's a lot to give for "I want to browse a piece of code someone made for free".
- underdeserver 3y agoAnd it's what they get in return for hosting and providing indexing and a git server. I'm not saying it's a deal that makes sense for everyone. But it's certainly a barter trade and is well within their prerogative to offer.
- johnfn 3y agoThe only bit of "personal information" you need to provide is an email, and you're free to use a burner. > That's a lot to give for "I want to browse a piece of code someone made for free". You can still do this. All repositories are accessible without signing in.
- isodev 3y agoFacebook recently estimated that knowing about a user costs close to €11/month. That's a lot of money for hosting and indexing git repositories... I guess we need an alternative.
- arp242 3y agoAnd it's EXACTLY the same on Codeberg, and GitLab, and SourceHut, and anything else online. Some of these don't even have a "search" feature. This is just degrading in to conspiratorial FUD.
- usea 3y agoGiving them your personal information is a form of payment. I don't mean this in a pedantic or academic sense, but a very real one.
- goodpoint 3y agoNot at all. FOSS should be built on FOSS tools.