Comment by nottorp

4 days ago

Funny, I'm pretty sure I paid them just so I don't have to maintain my own git hosting.

I never even noticed the stupid stars until they started being mentioned on HN.

4 comments

nottorp

There are tons of places you can use for simple git hosting. The only reason to use github over the others is due to the social factors. Because everyone already has an account on it so they can easily file issues, PRs, etc. For simple git hosting, github leaves a lot to be desired.

rafram 4 days ago

See the tagline under the logo, May 14, 2008: https://web.archive.org/web/20080514210148/http://github.com...

nottorp 4 days ago

I'm sorry, but I never read the main github site. I only spend a few seconds on it when my login expires and I need my repository list.
99.99999% of my interaction is via git pull and push :)

_bin_ 4 days ago

You may like Drew Devault’s https://sr.ht more