Ask HN: Will source code become expensive if developers stop using GitHub?

4 pointsposted 13 hours ago
by debamitro

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2 Comments

pyeri

13 hours ago

Not it won't, source code itself is generally useless for most implementers who want to actually use the software rather than experiment or hack around it. Most of its value comes from business workflows, configuration, support, training, etc. around a software. Besides, github isn't the only hosting forge in town, plenty of others like gitlab, bitbucket, source forge, codeberg, etc. exist and those will keep serving as a marketplace for code and ideas.

dapperdrake

12 hours ago

Maintaining systems is where the costs are at. That is also where the profit is at.