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Microsoft will probably try to sneak it back in later. They've done that with other intrusions. Migrating away from Github just increased in priority.
by Animats 7mo ago
Microsoft will probably try to sneak it back in later. They've done that with other intrusions.
Migrating away from Github just increased in priority.
- port11 7mo agoIt was a “bad judgement call” this time because people noticed and complained. Next time it will be the right judgement call. Ach.
- computerfriend 7mo ago[flagged]
- verdverm 7mo agoDid you mean to link the parent HN comment from someone on the copilot team? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573233 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573233
- notachatbot123 7mo ago^ Prediction market spam
- zendist 7mo agoTalking about doing it is virtue signaling. Don't just say, do! If you have a popular repository, share news of your migration to drive others to do the same. VOTE WITH YOUR FEET, PEOPLE!
- DonHopkins 7mo agoInstead of polluting PRs, Copilot will insert comments and logging and text fields and buttons with links to web sites with helpful product tips into your code and user interfaces.
- oneeyedpigeon 7mo agoI mean, this is a very obvious future step. I was imagining this too, although I stopped short at the 'ads in comments' stage, but who knows, they could easily go further.
- bvanheu 7mo agowhy would they need Copilot to insert ads on GitHub?
- Tepix 7mo agoYes. Like they did with the githubsearch for users that are not logged in. At first, they brought it back. Then they changed to limits so you get between zero and two searches before getting an error message that you have hit some kind of limit.
- alsetmusic 7mo agoThey only turn on features that users disabled every chance they get.
- hrmtst93837 7mo ago[flagged]