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> The URL for the product, company, or service that integrates with GitHub. Do they accept personal website for now? I have ideas but not a product or a domain to spare
> In order to register for the developer program, you must be on a paid plan.
> In order to register for the developer program, you must be on a paid plan.
Is anybody aware why they're limiting this to paid plans? I'd be on one if there was a benefit besides private repos, which have no use to me.
Presumably, if you're going to need the level of access provided by this program, you're probably building something that makes some amount of money. That would make purchasing a paid plan worthwhile, even if all your repos are public.
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Cynically I wonder if they are going to start making it more difficult to use the GitHub API if you aren't part of the program.
We currently have no plans to make it harder to use the API if you aren't part of the program. If you are a business that relies on our API, we want to have a better relationship with you because there is a good chance we share a customer base.
Instead it seems more like an airline affinity program. Like, congratulations you get baggage tags.
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Presumably, if you're going to need the level of access provided by this program, you're probably building something that makes some amount of money. That would make purchasing a paid plan worthwhile, even if all your repos are public.
Well, I don't see why Travis-CI, for example, would have to go on a paid plan to be part of the program. They are first class users of the GitHub APIs but it make no sense to be on a paid plan for them.
Is anybody aware why they're limiting this to paid plans? I'd be on one if there was a benefit besides private repos, which have no use to me.
In a company, many conversations start this way: "Hey, we need more paid accounts. How can we further incentivize people to sign up?" Maybe having a paid account has more utility to you with this added feature? Maybe you should sign up and try it out hint hint nudge nudge?
Restricting to paying customers is a good way of weeding out people that just sign up because there is a free sign-up form.
(I mean, if I were to do it, it would be mainly to support a company that makes a great product I use and love. Voting with my wallet for things I want to see more of in this world, and all that. Since they don't wanna take money from me via Gittip. :( )