I get five free private repos for being a university student (for as long as I'm a student) - I don't see why we can't just extend something like this to people who are learning how to program / use github, and not just women/students
GitHub donates private repositories to women learning open source software
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Re: GitHub donates private repositories to women learning open source software
#12I'm pretty surprised to see this. What about men who are just starting out with learning to code and don't want their scratch-space projects visible to everyone (and potentially archived for all time)? Using demographics is the wrong approach; instead, GitHub should use one's ability to pay as a baseline (non-profit companies, individual developers, etc.)
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#14Private repository for learning open source software. Makes perfect sense.
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#15IANAW, but this almost seems sexist in and of itself. Is Github shielding the delicate female programmers from the merciless wrath of internet trolls? I guess the assumption is that big strong male programmers don't need this kind of coddling.
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#16IANAL, but this appears to be a breach of the Equality Act 2010. Are they offering this in the UK?
If you'd like to get your local Scouts group to work on code within the safe measures of private repos, I'm sure you'd also find sponsors. It's not a breach of Equality when you aren't stopping other people from doing something. I'm sure Github would love sponsorship from all over the place. A benefit of this is clever on Ada and Github's part: a lot of women don't participate in code sharing because of reasons that…
There is often a disjoint set of expectations between F/LOSS culture and women (besides occasional outright misogyny). Providing a system where women can be eased into the coding experience is, IMO, a very kind thing to do.
I visited a church recently and some college students spoke about why they chose that church. Uniformly, the kindness of the church community was a common thread through their comments. It's a human thing: we lean towards people who show kindness to us, especially in forms we can relate to. These bridging activities such as what Github and the Ada Initiative are doing provide a great deal of value in my opinion.
Re: GitHub donates private repositories to women learning open source software
#17IANAW, but this almost seems sexist in and of itself. Is Github shielding the delicate female programmers from the merciless wrath of internet trolls? I guess the assumption is that big strong male programmers don't need this kind of coddling.
This reply is exactly why this initiative is needed. Can't you just say 'hey, more people contributing to open source!'
Re: GitHub donates private repositories to women learning open source software
#18IANAW, but this almost seems sexist in and of itself. Is Github shielding the delicate female programmers from the merciless wrath of internet trolls? I guess the assumption is that big strong male programmers don't need this kind of coddling.
Nope, just giving support to a demographic that they'd like to see growth in. It's what smart companies do.
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#19For those crying sexism, go take a look at the amount of women in the business, now THAT's what sexism looks like.
Re: GitHub donates private repositories to women learning open source software
#20IANAW, but this almost seems sexist in and of itself. Is Github shielding the delicate female programmers from the merciless wrath of internet trolls? I guess the assumption is that big strong male programmers don't need this kind of coddling.
This reply is exactly why this initiative is needed. Can't you just say 'hey, more people contributing to open source!'
How is pushing code to a private repository 'contributing to open source'?