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Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by maniacwhat » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:08 PM UTC

manish_gill wrote: post #8

I tried to get one a few months ago. Still haven't heard from them. :(

wow, I just got upgraded in less than 1 minute. I mentioned current university projects which may have helped, and used a uk address.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by aspir » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:09 PM UTC

ihuman wrote: post #4

jck wrote: post #2

It is only free for one year. if you need free private repositories, you should stick to bitbucket

Is it renewable if you're still a student after the year is up?

Yes, you'll need to reapply after the two year period, but the turnaround is quick.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by jeremymcanally » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:09 PM UTC

manish_gill wrote: post #8

I tried to get one a few months ago. Still haven't heard from them. :(

Try again! And be sure to follow the request for information pretty closely. We get lots of requests, so sometimes if they don't provide what we need (e.g., don't mention the school they're attending or something) we have to reject it, and since we get so many, it's hard/impossible to provide individual feedback.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by johndbritton » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:10 PM UTC

I work at GitHub on all things related to education. I got a note that this was on HN, so I thought I'd drop by and offer to answer questions and provide some additional details.

Details on the discount:

* We're happy to provide students with GitHub Micro (5 private repositories) accounts for free. So long as you're a student, you're eligible. You can use the private repositories for anything you want.

* We offer organization accounts with private repositories to teachers that are using GitHub in class.

* Academic discounts on GitHub and GitHub Enterprise are available for many academic use cases, including: school administration, IT, and research groups.

Aside from the education discounts, I spend a lot of my time on university campuses. Feel free to email support@github.com if you're interested in having someone from GitHub come by your campus for a tech talk or to participate in an event.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by johndbritton » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:14 PM UTC

manish_gill wrote: post #8

I tried to get one a few months ago. Still haven't heard from them. :(

You should be all set now.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by manish_gill » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:17 PM UTC

johndbritton wrote: post #15

manish_gill wrote: post #8

I tried to get one a few months ago. Still haven't heard from them. :(

You should be all set now.

Cool, thanks! :-)

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by biolime » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:26 PM UTC

Is this exclusive to College students or are High School students eligible too?

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by johndbritton » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:29 PM UTC

biolime wrote: post #17

Is this exclusive to College students or are High School students eligible too?

High school students are eligible as well.

Since most high schools don't issue email addresses, the turnaround for approval can be longer.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by biolime » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:32 PM UTC

johndbritton wrote: post #18

biolime wrote: post #17

Is this exclusive to College students or are High School students eligible too?

High school students are eligible as well. Since most high schools don't issue email addresses, the turnaround for approval can be longer.

I have a school issued ID, how would I go about this? Would I simply use the same form but with my personal email?

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by johndbritton » Thu, May 23, 2013, 10:34 PM UTC

biolime wrote: post #19

johndbritton wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

High school students are eligible as well. Since most high schools don't issue email addresses, the turnaround for approval can be longer.

I have a school issued ID, how would I go about this? Would I simply use the same form but with my personal email?

Use the same form and provide some additional context in the comment field.