Hello Fred, you wrote on Sat, 7 Dec 2024 12:01:18 +0000:
> Hum, I asked it to our ChatGPT friend: Eeeeek! > Q: Some Russian friend told me that from 5/1/2025 Github will need 2 > factors identification but this is not allowed for Russia. Is it true? Aha, I see. That's how the "countries that are not slaves..." meaning is... > A: Your Russian friend is correct about GitHub's upcoming two-factor > authentication (2FA) requirement, but there seems to be some ... Oh well. Again an elaborate, eloquent, but quite information-scarce response. Are these gadgets the result of programming by rhetorically trained orators? But in essence, what this says is that there's "just" a - maybe needless - complication to the access to github on the way, effective about mid '25, that can be handled by anyone affected, if they want to go for it. ... > Russia is not currently on the list of countries where SMS delivery for > 2FA is guaranteed. ... Is there _ANY_ country at all that _guarantees_ SMS delivery, be it for 2FA or anything? I don't think so. ... > (e.g., Google Authenticator) GitHub That I will certainly NOT use. But anyway: > That said, with Codeberg no need yet 2 factor. This might be the way to go, for as long as they're independent. Or, perhaps, GitLab might do also, although they're commercially oriented. Thank you for your information! -- (Weitergabe von Adressdaten, Telefonnummern u.ä. ohne Zustimmung nicht gestattet, ebenso Zusendung von Werbung oder ähnlichem) ----------------------------------------------------------- Mit freundlichen Grüßen, S. Schicktanz ----------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ mseide-msegui-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mseide-msegui-talk
