How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem
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A computer science professor discovered that 237 out of 238 students contributed to GitHub-hosted projects despite being taught about decentralized alternatives. This GitHub monopolization has invisibilized much of the open source ecosystem, forcing even reluctant users to maintain accounts. The professor realized students weren't truly choosing projects but randomly browsing GitHub, fundamentally misunderstanding open source as merely a Microsoft-managed repository rather than a broader movement.
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