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Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by eropple »

ianstormtaylor wrote: post #81
lazerwalker wrote: post #78

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As far as I'm concerned, one of the best features of git is how easy it is to create new repos. Setting up a new repo for a new weekend side project, or splitting out a large codebase that's gotten unwieldy into a few separate repos, should be a no-brainer. BitBucket lets me have as many private repos as I want, since they make their money when you want to add collaborators; GitHub's payment structure forces me to co…

Honestly this has never been a problem for me. How many private repos do you really need? It can't cost that much per month. The things most people are working on just aren't that important. Or better yet, they _benefit_ from being public.

I have 38 private repos on Bitbucket.

None benefit me by being public.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by avreal »

qhoc wrote: post #96

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?

It was instantaneous for me.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by elithrar »

I recently pushed a group into using GitHub for configuration files and documentation for a project that delivered an OpenStack compute cluster.

The main driver was not my own experience/preference for GitHub, but that they have Windows & Mac GUI clients. I had no expectation that the other group members were going to learn Git (most are Windows users with no understanding of VCS), and therefore getting them using these clients made things a lot simpler.

I did, however, recommend that the University look at using Atlassian's JIRA + Bitbucket together for future semesters, mostly because JIRA has educational licensing and integrates nicely with Bitbucket.

As an aside: the more software-orientated projects struggled (and have struggled in previous years) with organising & distributing workload. Students aren't formally introduced to (D)VCS systems nor any project management software, and alongside figuring out their project scope & getting something working, things tend to fall apart in a bad way. Some good web-based PM software and a DVCS could hopefully go a long way into structuring their projects, and would also give their project supervisor better auditing capability to keep tabs on any "dead wood" members.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by [deleted] »

coley wrote: post #73
alanctgardner2 wrote: post #67

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So, in this scenario 'student' is a proxy for broke and young and impressionable. These guys want to give a discount to impressionable youngsters who will learn their tool and take it with them into their careers. It has nothing to do with actually learning things in school, and everything to do with where you are in your lifespan. I'm sure you feel very good about being self-taught, but the fact of the matter is tha…

If it's simply that, then why restrict it to students, instead of by age? Most people under the age of 21 are broke, young, and impressionable. I feel very good about the fact that I don't have to pay back debts for the rest of my life. I feel bad that a company that I look up to doesn't think the self-taught crowd are as worthy students as those who have it spoon fed to them.

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Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by icelancer »

bendecoste wrote: post #85
ianstormtaylor wrote: post #80

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Does it have the projects? Once a platform is big enough it's not only about features.

Why would public repos on github effect my private repo on bitbucket?

Exactly. Roll your private repos on bitbucket and public repos on GitHub for the exposure.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by yeukhon »

lazerwalker wrote: post #78
rdegges wrote: post #57

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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).

As far as I'm concerned, one of the best features of git is how easy it is to create new repos. Setting up a new repo for a new weekend side project, or splitting out a large codebase that's gotten unwieldy into a few separate repos, should be a no-brainer. BitBucket lets me have as many private repos as I want, since they make their money when you want to add collaborators; GitHub's payment structure forces me to co…

You understand to create a repo you issue one command, regardless of whether you use git or hg? Also, GitHub doesn't support Hg is a major drawback for a lot of people. Git has a relatively higher learning curve, although certain commands in Git are really really awesome I have to admit.

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by jeremymcanally »

elithrar wrote: post #103

I recently pushed a group into using GitHub for configuration files and documentation for a project that delivered an OpenStack compute cluster. The main driver was not my own experience/preference for GitHub, but that they have Windows & Mac GUI clients. I had no expectation that the other group members were going to learn Git (most are Windows users with no understanding of VCS), and therefore getting them using th…

Just FYI, we have incredibly good educational prices on GitHub Enterprise and offer pretty decent discounts for the .com product for universities. Glad you found our native clients useful! :)

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by jeremymcanally »

AbhishekBiswal wrote: post #98
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 )

Absolutely! The approval just won't be as automated (i.e., might take a day or two).

Re: Free private Github repos for students and edu people

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Post by nthj »

saraid216 wrote: post #94
Achshar wrote: post #79

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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?

GitHub hosts public repositories for free, so this doesn't seem to directly apply.

GitHub is phenomenal software, and I'm happy to pay for it. If you're not in a situation to pay for it, I feel for you, but software is a lot of really, really, really hard work, and I don't expect to receive the fruit of that work for free. As a programmer, I would hope you would feel the same way, even if you don't decide to pay for said software.

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