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GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by joshgachnang »

tswartz wrote: post #19
aakilfernandes wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to say, but any time I need a private repo I just head to BitBucket. GitHub provides tremendous value, I hope they find a good way to capture some of it.

When you need a private repo why do you use BitBucket? I've used the private repos on GitHub and found them to work just fine, but I'm new to coding...

BitBucket private repos are free, GitHub's are not.

Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by [deleted] »

tswartz wrote: post #19
aakilfernandes wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to say, but any time I need a private repo I just head to BitBucket. GitHub provides tremendous value, I hope they find a good way to capture some of it.

When you need a private repo why do you use BitBucket? I've used the private repos on GitHub and found them to work just fine, but I'm new to coding...

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Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by andrewchambers »

tswartz wrote: post #19
aakilfernandes wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to say, but any time I need a private repo I just head to BitBucket. GitHub provides tremendous value, I hope they find a good way to capture some of it.

When you need a private repo why do you use BitBucket? I've used the private repos on GitHub and found them to work just fine, but I'm new to coding...

Bit bucket is free. This is coming from someone who currently pays for a private github account.

Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by jamesharding »

tswartz wrote: post #19
aakilfernandes wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to say, but any time I need a private repo I just head to BitBucket. GitHub provides tremendous value, I hope they find a good way to capture some of it.

When you need a private repo why do you use BitBucket? I've used the private repos on GitHub and found them to work just fine, but I'm new to coding...

BitBucket is free for private repos, GitHub is not (unless you have a student promotion active).

Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by tswartz »

cshimmin wrote: post #5

I <3 github... anyone with more business sense than me care to speculate on what this means for us users?

There may be a reduction in features of the free version and a push to move more people to the paid version. Hopefully they won't move the free features, but build new ones that add additional value for premium users. Ideally, they will keep building for both sets of users.

Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by izolate »

darkstar999 wrote: post #12
GauntletWizard wrote: post #10

Github has already stumbled, and will fall soon. Their gaffes in conduct[1] and content[2] policies are already dividing the community. For a company that has thrived on being a monoculture, this spells doom. [1] https://np.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3e5c6f/why_the_... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9966118

You seriously think censoring the word "retard" will harm their business?

Of course not, try not to think in such black and white terms. Missteps like these sow the seeds of disdain for companies. Developers are a fickle bunch, and easily hold grudges.

Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by tswartz »

joshgachnang wrote: post #21
tswartz wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you need a private repo why do you use BitBucket? I've used the private repos on GitHub and found them to work just fine, but I'm new to coding...

BitBucket private repos are free, GitHub's are not.

ahh.. that makes sense then. :)

Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by lifeisstillgood »

aakilfernandes wrote: post #7
Trufa wrote: post #2

Github seems to be a pretty good or "safe" investment. Developers have already entrusted them with something as precious as their code itself. They also have pretty clear pathways for being profitable with private repos and so on, I'm not that surprised they are getting a lot of funding.

Sorry to say, but any time I need a private repo I just head to BitBucket. GitHub provides tremendous value, I hope they find a good way to capture some of it.

Really? I trust a private repo I am paying for to be there in a few years. Perhaps I am still of the "buying a cd" generation but someone somewhere has to pay for a saas service. It's just more real this way.

Re: GitHub Raises $250M at $2B Valuation

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Post by Uhhrrr »

GauntletWizard wrote: post #10

Github has already stumbled, and will fall soon. Their gaffes in conduct[1] and content[2] policies are already dividing the community. For a company that has thrived on being a monoculture, this spells doom. [1] https://np.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/3e5c6f/why_the_... [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9966118

I don't know that censoring a few words is enough to cause them to lose momentum, but I have similar concerns. What is the compelling advantage of using github instead of gitorious or gitlab or whatever? They have a few nice tools, but nothing that can't be replicated. And if there's no significant advantage, then they're only one data breach or PR fail from losing tons of customers. The very nature of git means they can't get user lock-in.
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