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Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by treahauet » Fri, May 24, 2013, 2:34 AM UTC

rdl wrote: post #74

Just out of curiosity, what happened to SourceForge? They were essentially the GitHub of the dotcom boom, and pretty awesome at the time, but really seem to have fallen off.

I remember using SourceForge back in the day. Not so much for hosting my own code, but for downloading projects. I don't know for sure and I'm venturing a guess, but I feel like they kind of fell behind and spun their wheels for a bit.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by treahauet » Fri, May 24, 2013, 2:41 AM UTC

I sincerely wish that more educators would teach about Git. Obviously I'm going on personal experience, but how many people are coming out of college with CS or BIS degrees and they've not even setup a Git repo before? From my experience that number is too high. Hopefully offerings like this will help solve that issue.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by x3sphere » Fri, May 24, 2013, 2:43 AM UTC

nikhilarundesai wrote: post #65

A friend of mine, upon seeing this page, noted that he applied for this a year ago and still hasn't gotten a response. What sort of turnaround these applications have?

It was instant for me. I used a .edu email.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by saraid216 » Fri, May 24, 2013, 2:49 AM UTC

Achshar wrote: post #79

rdegges wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

GitHub is a pretty great service (IMO). Totally worth paying for. If cost is your number one driving force, then sure -- go with Bitbucket -- but I think GitHub provides a way better experience (for users and developers).

It's not always because I don't want to pay. In my case for example, I don't have a job, credit card, bank account or any other source of income. I simply can't play for a monthly subscription for version control. how do I explain it to my parents who are middle class indians and only have limited computer exposure, because they will be the one paying for it. Believe it or not, hosted version control is luxury for pe…

Explain that, as a programmer, it's a useful investment to make in preparation for looking for a job?

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by buzzkillr2 » Fri, May 24, 2013, 2:50 AM UTC

Wow Github you just lost out on a new subscriber! I was eyeing the micro accounts and then found this HN link. Thanks for being awesome!!!

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by qhoc » Fri, May 24, 2013, 2:53 AM UTC

I really like this idea. I had Bitbucket before but it doesn't have a sense of community. Plus Github's Wiki & ticketing system is kinda neat. Does anyone know how long it takes to get approval after adding .edu email account & verified?

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by nreece » Fri, May 24, 2013, 3:17 AM UTC

As an aside, both Bitbucket and Assembla provide free private repos.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by AbhishekBiswal » Fri, May 24, 2013, 3:44 AM UTC

johndbritton wrote: post #14

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 org…

My school doesn't have a .edu domain, can I still apply? with the school email address? ( .net )

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, May 24, 2013, 3:45 AM UTC

johndbritton wrote: post #14

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 org…

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Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by jmhain » Fri, May 24, 2013, 4:14 AM UTC

johndbritton wrote: post #14

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 org…

I'm a student. I've filled it out at least three times in the past and never gotten anything.