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Comment on GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in
SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 10 months ago
Hey Guys, Microsoft is cool now, they really care for Open Source now, they changed.
How do people always forget, how often they get fucked by that company in the last 20 years, that they think anything changed? They still abuse their monopoly, they still buy up the work of others and they still will then dilute it down for their bottom line and restrict it to force you to use a login to harvest data on your profile (see also Windows).
Everyone who said it’s cool that MS bought Github, because they are now Pro-Open-Source: Can we please have a round table every 2 years and talk. Because I think you guys are victims of the Stockholm syndrome and do not even notice.
Tick_Dracy@lemmy.world 10 months ago
technom@programming.dev 10 months ago
Apparently, this change was in 2016 - before MS bought them. However, I agree with your point. But the proof of that isn’t in restricting search to logged in users. It’s in how they ripped off FOSS code (esp GPL code) for training copilot. They did something that fundamentally damaged the roots of FOSS activity.
Jaysyn@kbin.social 10 months ago
restrict it to force you to use a login to harvest data on your profile (see also Windows).
FYI, there is no forcing here. Heavy suggestions, but no forcing. I've never use a MS or hotmail account to log into Windows 10 or 11.
stifle867@programming.dev 10 months ago
On new installs it does force you. I had to do it today (Windows 10). There are workaround such as attempting to log into a banner account, or other weird hacks involving disconnecting the internet and know the right combinations of hidden menus to navigate.
KirbyProton@feddit.uk 10 months ago
"If you’re connected to your network using an Ethernet cable or WiFi, the first step is to unplug the cable or disconnect your computer from WiFi. For WiFi connections, you can skip the process at the beginning of the setup wizard by clicking the back icon on the Windows 10 Setup toolbar, and then try and create a Microsoft account.
Alternatively, press Airplane Mode key on the laptop to disconnect WiFi or unplug the router for a minute, if all else fails. When you see the “Something went wrong” error message, click Skip to skip the account creation step. "
Basically, let it error when trying to set up an account, press back and you’ll find it. Stupid but it’s not difficult
CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It shouldn’t have to be that way is the point. I shouldn’t have to take all these steps to opt out of getting a Microsoft account. Just like I shouldn’t have to click 3-5 times to deny cookies.
It should be as simple as it used to be: Do you want to log in with your Microsoft account?
User clicks “No thanks. I’ll log in locally.”
ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 10 months ago
If some has to know to unplug the internet, try to sign up, and force an error to bypass sign up…
It is forcing.
takeda@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah, fuck Microsoft. They haven’t changed at all.
For example I remember when they held monopoly in a browser market and purposely broke their sites for other browsers.
Now the IE is gone, they have Chrome based Edge and are doing it again, if for example you try to use their office and make Teams call in Firefox it will refuse saying you should use Edge or Chrome. I’m guessing they are now trying again to claim they support another browser in case of antitrust, but Edge and Chrome is essentially the same thing. They just want to kill Firefox.
agilob@programming.dev 10 months ago
GitHub changed that a few months before acquisitions talks even started lol