After just having done so (with consent):
Dear #Scientists of all fields - if you use #GitHub to host your research data, please mirror your repos to alternatives like @Codeberg, @swheritage or repositories like zenodo.
Its very easy: https://docs.codeberg.org/advanced/migrating-repos/
No one knows if and when Microsoft/GitHub will go the route of Meta etc. pp.
Better be prepared now #DigitalPreservation #DigPrews
Or at least consent to me forking your repos
@academicchatter @academicsunite #academics