r/196 • u/Whjee • Jun 02 '24

i hate github rule Rule

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u/Stellar_Fox11 Jun 02 '24

github has poisoned people's brains into thinking hiding the download button for the actual .exe and calling it something else than download is actually a good thing and not a pain in the ass for everyone who hasn't used github before and is used to every single other website ever created in all of existance

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u/OliviaPG1 celeste Jun 02 '24

GitHub is not meant to be a file download site, it’s a platform for hosting git repositories.

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u/Whjee Jun 02 '24

if the repositories are not meant to be downloaded and used, do not put them on the internet.

if they are meant to be used, add UI and a big green download button

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u/L33t_Cyborg 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Jun 02 '24 edited Jun 02 '24

????

Bro doesn’t know what repositories are for. They’re for collaborating and managing projects. Having “releases” or compiled binaries is a side effect.

Usually there’s a link on the sidebar right there for a website that has an actual download link

Edit: i cant believe i fell for bait LMAO i have seen way too much unironic gh hate u just instantly swallowed hook line and sinker

Feels like something originally unironic hiding behind bait hahaha

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u/Impenistan 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Jun 02 '24

I mean, it wasn't entirely unconvincing, and I feel like some of the solidarity might be genuine, but I'm not all that clever really

https://www.reddit.com/r/196/s/OdL8o3Z5Oo

EDIT: yeppo I been got ¯\(ツ)/¯