How my students taught me that Github’s monopoly is hurting the Open Source ecosystem even more than I thought.

https://ploum.net/2026-01-05-unteaching_github.html

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How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem

How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

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> And if they truly don’t use any open source software at all and don’t want to use any, why do they want to follow a course about the subject in the first place?

unfortunately, i know the reason why. some questions: how many of your students gets A’s? What is your rating on rate my professor (or a similar website)? generally, how much effort is required by your students?

if i’m guessing right, to them this is an easy A meant to boost their gpa. they dont care otherwise :(