Pierre-Yves Lapersonne to Programming · 4 days agoHow GitHub monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystemploum.netexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down14 cross-posted to: [email protected]opensourcegithubvcs[email protected]
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkHow GitHub monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystemploum.netPierre-Yves Lapersonne to Programming · 4 days agomessage-square20linkfedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]opensourcegithubvcs[email protected]
minus-squareFizzyOrangelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoThey’re clearly not going to be able to afford $100m/year in free CI.
minus-square0x1C3B00DA@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoWhich is one of the reasons behind github’s network effect.
minus-square0x1C3B00DA@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoI said its one of the reasons behind the network effect, not the network effect itself. github can offer more freebies, which attracts more users, which makes it more attractive to other users and for existing users to stick around.
They’re clearly not going to be able to afford $100m/year in free CI.
Which is one of the reasons behind github’s network effect.
That’s not a network effect.
I said its one of the reasons behind the network effect, not the network effect itself. github can offer more freebies, which attracts more users, which makes it more attractive to other users and for existing users to stick around.