News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by garrepi on Sunday January 31, 2021 @11:38AM (#25980004)
> Unlike Google they actually listen to their users. They were awesome during youtube-dl debacle.

I wouldn't say they were "awesome" during the youtube-dl stuff. They were slow to respond and non-transparent about what was happening behind the scenes.

Also, user's have been calling for GitHub to terminate their contract with ICE for a long time now[0] to no avail.

GitHub is better than most, no doubt, when it comes to "listen[ing] to their users" but they still have a ways to go.

[0](https://github.com/drop-ice/dear-github-2.0)

Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by nabla9 on Sunday January 31, 2021 @11:50AM (#25980117)
If there is stance to be made, it should be principled.

Today it's just companies reacting to any specific issue internet mob in social media has. They ban specific people or organizations based on mob activity.

Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by acct776 on Sunday January 31, 2021 @11:47AM (#25980081)
In contrast, I was surprised with how "quickly" it was resolved, compared to my expectation.

MS is beholden to US.gov through contract cash and unspoken agreements - those ties are lessening, but are still pretty deep.

Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by rovr138 on Sunday January 31, 2021 @02:53PM (#25981950)
It wasn't an issue with the US government.
Re:GitHub Should Start an App Store by acct776 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @01:50PM (#26004933)
If it has to do with copyright in the US, the bureaucrats are always involved.