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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by jahsome on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:50PM (#38435531)
What do you do that doesn't require authentication?
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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by saagarjha on Monday November 27, 2023 @12:57PM (#38435637)
Read code and issues mostly.
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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by jahsome on Monday November 27, 2023 @05:56PM (#38439714)
It's rather pedantic, but I wouldn't call that participating. That's more in the realm of observation.

An account has always been required for active participation, e.g. committing directly to any repo, submitting a PR, opening an issue, etc.

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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by saagarjha on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @03:03AM (#38443477)
Yes, and I use an account for those. But I value not having to use an account for any work before that, which is just a crucial.
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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by acedTrex on Monday November 27, 2023 @09:32PM (#38441574)
You can still do that without being logged in, thats also not participating in open source. More observing open source then anything
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Re:GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in by saagarjha on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @03:02AM (#38443472)
These are prerequisites to what I suspect you have in mind when you consider open source participation. Of which I do a decent amount, logged in of course, but this comes first.
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