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Re: Private profiles are now generally available on GitHub

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Post by ComputerGuru »

bpodgursky wrote: post #7
oneplane wrote: post #2

Maybe I'm deviating from the general consensus here, but to me the social-network-isms in GitHub are an anti-pattern in business and undesired in such a highly useful utility service.

Eh, public stars and forks on OSS repos is a really valuable indicator of whether to seriously consider using a library IMO. Not like, 3k vs 8k, but like 200 vs 0... help me understand if this is this a hobby project someone wrote and abandoned in a few days.

I have projects lovingly maintained for a decade (and responding to genuine issues with bug fixes within days) that have under five stars. Not a good metric.

Re: Private profiles are now generally available on GitHub

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Post by bpodgursky »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #21
bpodgursky wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eh, public stars and forks on OSS repos is a really valuable indicator of whether to seriously consider using a library IMO. Not like, 3k vs 8k, but like 200 vs 0... help me understand if this is this a hobby project someone wrote and abandoned in a few days.

I have projects lovingly maintained for a decade (and responding to genuine issues with bug fixes within days) that have under five stars. Not a good metric.

I still strongly suspect that you have more stars than any "competitive" OSS projects in the niche (if any even exist), which is all I'm using the stars as a heuristic for (initial sort).

Re: Private profiles are now generally available on GitHub

#24

Post by dotancohen »

Victerius wrote: post #9
troymc wrote: post #6

While looking over my GitHub account settings just now, I noticed that you can now designate a successor: > By clicking "Add Successor" below, I acknowledge that I am the owner of the @ttmc account, and am authorizing GitHub to transfer content within that account to my GitHub Successor, designated below, in the event of my death. I understand that..." https://github.com/settings/admin

@Dang, when will we be able to designate successors to our HN accounts?

It's important to note the difference between our online personas, such as HN accounts, and our online self-appointed responsibilities, such as our Github accounts.

I understand the reasoning for a clear path of succession of the latter. I do not believe that the former should carry on after our deaths. Our personas should die with us.

Re: Private profiles are now generally available on GitHub

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Post by masklinn »

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #17
TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In the future children will argue over who inherits their parent's Hacker News karma. To avoid legal complications be sure to specify in your will which favorite child inherits your Hacker News legacy.

Will there be an inheritance tax on HN karma?

It must lest HN ends up with a permanent upper class of exclusive commenters.

Re: Private profiles are now generally available on GitHub

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Post by johnebgd »

barbariangrunge wrote: post #26

Personally, I found gitlab has been quite nice for many years now and I've had free private profiles there since I signed up. It's a great service

It is great but last I used it there wasn’t any kind of free tool like dependabot built in.

Re: Private profiles are now generally available on GitHub

#29

Post by nextaccountic »

dotancohen wrote: post #24
Victerius wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

@Dang, when will we be able to designate successors to our HN accounts?

It's important to note the difference between our online personas, such as HN accounts, and our online self-appointed responsibilities, such as our Github accounts. I understand the reasoning for a clear path of succession of the latter. I do not believe that the former should carry on after our deaths. Our personas should die with us.

There should be at least the possibility of making a post announcing the death and a build a virtual memorial

Re: Private profiles are now generally available on GitHub

#30

Post by githubuser123 »

ianbutler wrote: post #14
notatoad wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you have an actual complaint here, or just buzzwords? Calling something an “anti-pattern” or “undesired” doesn’t mean anything. Your comment contains no substance that couldn’t have been conveyed by saying “I hate it”. If you don’t like it, don’t use it. That’s what I do. Is there an actual reason that the mere existence of social networking features is harmful to those of us who choose not to bother with them?

They may become mandatory signals used for finding jobs? Thin line of thought maybe, but I honestly don’t mind the features I’m just trying to give a talking point to rally around.

It's infuriating that people don't make themselves easily reachable on GitHub.

So many people with so much talent, wasting it on some really meaningless stuff.

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