A screenshot of GitHub's blocking page due to reaching rate limit very quickly while browsing an open source project's repository while not logged in.

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   Tommaso Gagliardoni (tomgag@infosec.exchange)'s status on Thursday, 15-May-2025 04:48:26 JST Tommaso Gagliardoni

   In a move that surprises absolutely noone, GitHub now requires users to login in order to browse public repositories (including open source projects). After a few (~10) requests, you get blocked (I can confirm). In order to fight AI scrapers, I guess.

   So, GitHub decided to blanket-limit access to open source projects as a defense against the very scourge that they(r parent company) unleashed on the world.

   I won't be hypocrite: it's a bit embarrassing, but undeniably satisfying to say "told you so". I moved away from GitHub long ago and I moved all my stuff to Codeberg instead. And so happy I did!

   Next step: radicle.xyz maybe?

   https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/159123

   #github #microsoft #openai #codeberg #ai #ml #llm #enshittification #foss #floss #opensource #radicle