WuzzyFeb 4

Some #FreeSoftware devs are unironically the BIGGEST advocates for #GitHub; it's so bad they have mutated into #Microsoft's unofficial #marketing department.

Most pro-GitHub advocacy that I've been exposed to in my life does not come from #Microsoft marketing, but from fellow free software devs.

Bizarre.

#GiveUpGitHub

Show threadWILLIAM B PECKHAMFeb 4
@Wuzzy gitHub was a decent option before Microsoft acquired it. I'm not sure that all of those pushing it realize that they're promoting the Evil Empire.
Show threadLeeloo

@wpeckham @Wuzzy
Decent for whom?

For example, I seen to recall that Github didn't allow bug reports from non-members long before they were bought out, it's just that the now the membership card says "Microsoft".

Feb 5 at 8:27amWeb
Show threadWuzzyFeb 5

@leeloo @wpeckham To be fair, many bugtrackers (FOSS or not) don't allow fully anonymous bug reports and require you to register an account, often to fight off spam.

This is reasonable as long registering an account is not a big hurdle.

The real issue is that GitHub as a whole is proprietary and already was proprietary long before MS came in.

Show threadLeelooFeb 5

@Wuzzy @wpeckham
Anything that requires me to dig out my password manager is too big a hurdle.

Meanwhile, projects like the Linux kernel manage just fine to take bug reports simply by sending an email. And use spam pull requests as their reason for not using Github.