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Edit: copy/pasting my more extensive comment from the Sponsors thread. All the recent additions to Github are superficially very nice and convenient features (Actions, package registry, Sponsors, Dependabot). But they represent a very significant change in mindset. Github is turning from a neutral code hosting platform with a myriad of equally empowered third party integrations into the direction of a "all in one" de…
I've had the pleasure of reaching out to Dependabot a few times when I've had issues or problems and you guys have always been super responsive and quick to fix any bugs!
Congrats again on joining Github! And excited to see whats next for Dependabot!
Curious about the side effects of this. Imagine you had an open source project that was just something on the side or you worked on in a different life. And then you see pull requests for updates and decide to fix a bug here or there. And then maybe it prompts you to recommit to it. If that were to apply to even a tiny percentage across all of Github could have major implications for open source as a whole.
This is absolutely a thing. I've ignored something until heroku let me know it's on such an old platform version, it'll keep running but not restart. So I've given it an update recently.
Edit: copy/pasting my more extensive comment from the Sponsors thread. All the recent additions to Github are superficially very nice and convenient features (Actions, package registry, Sponsors, Dependabot). But they represent a very significant change in mindset. Github is turning from a neutral code hosting platform with a myriad of equally empowered third party integrations into the direction of a "all in one" de…
Edit: copy/pasting my more extensive comment from the Sponsors thread. All the recent additions to Github are superficially very nice and convenient features (Actions, package registry, Sponsors, Dependabot). But they represent a very significant change in mindset. Github is turning from a neutral code hosting platform with a myriad of equally empowered third party integrations into the direction of a "all in one" de…
> But: all the built-in tools will have an inherent advantage over third party solutions. This inevitably leads to increased lock-in and homogenization. There's no lock-in, you can continue whatever integrations or pipeline you have now. This just gives an easier option. Them offering Github Pages isn't lock-in to their hosting, but it offers convenience in various scenerios.
Edit: copy/pasting my more extensive comment from the Sponsors thread. All the recent additions to Github are superficially very nice and convenient features (Actions, package registry, Sponsors, Dependabot). But they represent a very significant change in mindset. Github is turning from a neutral code hosting platform with a myriad of equally empowered third party integrations into the direction of a "all in one" de…
Edit: copy/pasting my more extensive comment from the Sponsors thread. All the recent additions to Github are superficially very nice and convenient features (Actions, package registry, Sponsors, Dependabot). But they represent a very significant change in mindset. Github is turning from a neutral code hosting platform with a myriad of equally empowered third party integrations into the direction of a "all in one" de…
at the same time there is no real reason to fear github that I can see - until it starts claiming ownership of your code or inserting spyware into your downloads or something more subtle
Edit: copy/pasting my more extensive comment from the Sponsors thread. All the recent additions to Github are superficially very nice and convenient features (Actions, package registry, Sponsors, Dependabot). But they represent a very significant change in mindset. Github is turning from a neutral code hosting platform with a myriad of equally empowered third party integrations into the direction of a "all in one" de…
If the increase in homogenization comes from everyone keeping their packages up to date and secure, I'm going to see that as a net win for the community.