GitHub
GitHub is a web-based Git repository hosting service.
What is GitHub?
GitHub is a web-based hosting service for projects that use the 
Git revision control system. It is written in Ruby on Rails by Logical Awesome developers Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Tom Preston-Werner. GitHub offers both commercial plans and free accounts for open source projects.
The site provides social networking functionality like feeds, followers and the network graph to display how developers work on their versions of a repository.
GitHub also operates a pastebin-style site at gist.github.com, wikis for the individual repositories and web pages that can be edited through a git repository.
GitHub has a built-in, highly functional Issue Tracker.
Git revision control system. It is written in Ruby on Rails by Logical Awesome developers Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett, and Tom Preston-Werner. GitHub offers both commercial plans and free accounts for open source projects.The site provides social networking functionality like feeds, followers and the network graph to display how developers work on their versions of a repository.
GitHub also operates a pastebin-style site at gist.github.com, wikis for the individual repositories and web pages that can be edited through a git repository.
GitHub has a built-in, highly functional Issue Tracker.
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- Developed by GitHub Inc
- Proprietary and Freemium product.
- Subscription that costs between $4 and $21.
- Average rating of 3.1
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- RowenRiverstone liked GitHubRo
- DL300 reviewed GitHubDLAnyone stupid enough to implement mandatory 2FA and then still prompt users to enable it is run by an absolute moron control freak of an admin. Don't support these assholes.
- DL300 Downvoted a comment on GitHubDLGreat community. Probably the nicest interface. Good documentation. Lots of features like GitHub actions and dependabot really make life so much better. Only downside is that it's closed source (ironic isn't it).
Great Community | Easy to Use | Unlimited Private Repos :)
Curious how I can make it work for me
Github used to be good. Now it's bad, because owned by M$.
Open Source like Gitlab is better for our privacy and more respectful of our data.
Maybe its ok now, but one day, with another MS CEO this would be weak point of open-source world. I think its time to switch now, gitlab, gitbucket, gitea, ... whatever. Just for more promising future of open software.
Reply written over 3 years ago
HAHAHA FUNNY L⚠NU❎ REDDITOR MADE A M$ JOKE
EVERYONE LAUGH
Reply written over 1 year ago
Anyone stupid enough to implement mandatory 2FA and then still prompt users to enable it is run by an absolute moron control freak of an admin. Don't support these assholes.
GitHub has much weaker security & privacy than alternative options. Why? Because since June 4th, 2018, GitHub is owned by Microsoft. And Microsoft has a very long history of weak security, weak privacy, and weak ethic.
• Source Microsoft acquired GitHub at https://archive.md/wip/OFqQP
• Source Microsoft's GitHub weak privacy & security. Just a few of many examples:
___• Windows 10 vulnerability used to Rickroll Github at https://archive.md/eAh9l
___• GitHub & Exchange vulnerabilities at https://archive.md/Di1cv
___• Major security flaw with GitHub at https://archive.md/wip/oHBT1
___• GitHub’s source code was leaked at https://archive.md/2AQjf
Allegedly Microsoft's GitHub did harassment, sanctions, and censorship. How long before GitHub censors both you and your country?
• Source harassment at https://archive.md/NWJ5w
• Source sanctions at https://archive.md/4Ks7n
• Source censorship https://archive.md/f1VB8
My favorite alternatives to GitHub are https://codeberg.org and https://notabug.org
List of other free online alternatives to GitHub with stronger security & privacy at GitHub
Pending approval • Edited 2 months ago
They remove code on petition by RIAA
Owned by Microsoft
switched from Beanstalk to GitHub and never looked back. Probably the best Git hosting solution out there with Gitlab as a close second.