Vittelius@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agoGitHub Wants the EU to Fund Open Source, But Who Should Really Pay?www.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up199arrow-down11
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkGitHub Wants the EU to Fund Open Source, But Who Should Really Pay?www.omgubuntu.co.ukVittelius@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareLena@gregtech.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·3 days agoProbably because the US government is insane. If Github is so adamant about funding open source, they can do it themselves, too (though I’m fully in favour of the EU funding FOSS). They are literally owned by Microsoft.
minus-squarereev@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 days agoThe EU SHOULD fund open source, including but not limited to EU alternatives to GitHub.
minus-squareKissaki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoGitHub is offering quite a lot for free to FOSS (and public repos in general). I wonder how much cost they have for all the CI minutes they sponsor?
minus-squareLena@gregtech.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoYeah I find it pretty cool. All public repos have free, unlimited Github actions.
Probably because the US government is insane.
If Github is so adamant about funding open source, they can do it themselves, too (though I’m fully in favour of the EU funding FOSS). They are literally owned by Microsoft.
The EU SHOULD fund open source, including but not limited to EU alternatives to GitHub.
GitHub is offering quite a lot for free to FOSS (and public repos in general).
I wonder how much cost they have for all the CI minutes they sponsor?
Yeah I find it pretty cool. All public repos have free, unlimited Github actions.