GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the word 'retard'

Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by Animats on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @02:16AM (#9966639)

"It's the Facebook of programmers"

Business Insider agrees.[1] Github, Inc. is now valued at $2 billion.

Right. Which means we have to worry about Github's management starting to think like Zuckerberg: "All your life is belong to us."

[1] http://www.businessinsider.com/github-raises-200-million-wor...

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by mcintyre1994 on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:29AM (#9966858)

I think this is an unfair jump because they do have a legitimate business model with enterprise revenue - they don't need to start owning your life to continue to exist.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by chronic40 on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @06:04AM (#9967516)

Advertising is a higher margin business.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by larsiusprime on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @09:02AM (#9968311)

I'm pretty sure Advertising is about as low margin as it gets.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by wlesieutre on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @10:33AM (#9968861)

And Github users run ad blockers at a much higher rate than the general public

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