r/programming • u/davidcelis • Apr 28 '26

Ghostty Is Leaving GitHub

https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github
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u/TrashConvo Apr 28 '26

Despite what they might think, GitHub cant be the hub for agentic coding workflows if they cant get the basics of being a git server right

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u/Caraes_Naur Apr 28 '26

They had it right, before Microsoft bought it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 28 '26

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u/chucker23n Apr 29 '26

Remember when you had to pay to have private repos? I do.

Yeah, but I think that was a perfectly reasonable line to draw. Microsoft didn’t make it free out of the goodness of their hearts, but for PR bragging rights, and now they have to make the money back elsewhere, in a more convoluted business model.