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Re:Tell HN: GitHub Is Experiencing Degraded Performance by esseph on Monday August 17, 2026 @02:07PM (#49335190)
> It's clear that updating the status page as quickly as possible isn't even something github cares about.

Status pages for large companies are social, political and legal tools, and not technical indicators. It has always been this way, and likely always will unless some laws were passed.

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Re:Tell HN: GitHub Is Experiencing Degraded Performance by bethekidyouwant on Monday August 17, 2026 @06:58PM (#49338852)
Laws? (Is the first one you must have a status page?)
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Re:Tell HN: GitHub Is Experiencing Degraded Performance by esseph on Monday August 17, 2026 @08:45PM (#49339722)
Yes, laws, regulations.

They're fucking useful tools of curbing shitty but not yet illegal behavior that is at BEST a dishonest attempt to avoid contractual accountability.

Yes, a fucking law. Maybe a whole set of them!

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