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Open source devs consider making hogs pay for every Git pull (www.theregister.com)
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Opinion: Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks

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[-] troed@fedia.io 24 points 2 months ago

I've seen this almost happen due to ignorance. A product making company that is oblivious to the issue until it's pointed out, and then immediately understands why it's an issue and does the right thing. In that case it was mirroring Linux repos instead of constantly pulling from the distribution when it was for their own internal purposes.

If you're working inside an organisation just mentioning this issue might be enough.

[-] calliope@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes I imagine that’s almost always the case.

It would be fun from a chaos perspective to just suddenly limit those who are making too many calls.

Maybe it wouldn’t be that chaotic and builds would fail, but I still like the idea.

[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

This part from the article supports this sentiment:

In a pleasant surprise, reactions have been positive. Throttled organizations were "surprised and apologetic," mistaking issues for malice rather than "ignorance, unawareness."

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