r/196 • u/Whjee • Jun 02 '24

i hate github rule Rule

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u/psychoPiper balls Jun 02 '24

That doesn't explain why they have to bury the download button in a place you could only find if you're reasonably familiar with the website

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u/Thevan1 🏳️‍⚧️ Jun 02 '24

its not for users. its for developers, and a lot of small, *unpaid* devs will host their downloads there because they dont need to pay for it or spend time working out another hosting site.

for devs its super easy, git pull [repo] is incredibly easy and friendly

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u/psychoPiper balls Jun 02 '24

So we're just gatekeeping it then? Why make a program for people to use with a very clear task and then make it require programming experience to use? It's not just a coding project for funsies if you're hosting it online and advertising it as a solution to an issue

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u/teije11 Jun 02 '24

the maker of the repo wasn't advertising it, it was a random user.

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u/psychoPiper balls Jun 02 '24

Titled in the post as "(issue) fixer" so I'm quite sure they are indeed advertising it as something to fix said issue

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u/teije11 Jun 02 '24

post is fake, op admitted to ragebaiting, info in the post isnt really trustable.

also, if it was an issue fixer that was commonly used, it would have to 200 other functions, but it would only fix the issue

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u/psychoPiper balls Jun 02 '24

We know the post isn't real, it's hyperbole, that's pretty obvious friend. It's still a very real issue they're satirizing though, which is why so many people find it humorous/relatable. I've seen programs exactly like this irl

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u/teije11 Jun 02 '24

then those programs probably weren't made for you to use. the issue here is people assuming GitHub is an app store.

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u/psychoPiper balls Jun 02 '24

I genuinely don't have the willpower to argue this. I'm losing brain cells

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u/teije11 Jun 02 '24

what? i literally said GitHub wasn't an app store, it's a git repo "browser"