Microsoft FakeHub: GitHub is Faking the Number of Developers in GitHub by Listing Non-Existing Ones
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2020-05-14 14:18:47 UTC
- Modified: 2020-05-14 14:18:47 UTC
Microsoft even keeps deleted users around (and they're publicly listed, indexed by search engines too!)
Summary: I had deleted my mostly unused GitHub handle several hours before the Microsoft takeover was formally announced, but it seems clear Microsoft decided to keep that account in tact anyway, which helps fake the scale of the site and number of developers in it; why would any developers trust such a malicious and dishonest proprietary platform?
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