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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by jacobsenscott on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:02AM (#34983802)
So this is why hb started asking for access to my keychain all the time? (macos) Does it need to log in to gh to install open source software now?
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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by naikrovek on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:07AM (#34983862)
you don't have to, but hb will ask you to if you have a saved credential because your quota on GitHub for downloading packages is much higher if you are logged in.

anonymous stuff on GitHub is usually limited to 60 requests per hour per ip address. if you're authenticated, it's several hundred if not several thousand.

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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by cozzyd on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @11:28AM (#34984184)
That sounds... problematic for people on big NATs? (e.g. universities?)
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Re:GitHub Packages Is Down by oasisbob on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:18PM (#34985052)
NATs are problematic already.

Every office I've ever worked at has that one guy who is really good at tickling Google with scripts until it puts you all behind a CAPTCHA.

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