For Django this has literally never come up. Alex
On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > Another idea I had is could someone reach out to another project like > Django or Go that switched to GitHub and see how they handled this > situation for contributors? I don't feel I'm in a good position to ask > about this since I personally don't have this issue so I don't think I > could judge what would be an acceptable solution beyond the paid micro > account solution. > > On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 at 09:49 Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> wrote: > >> On Sat, 2 Jan 2016 at 07:14 Nick Coghlan <ncogh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On 3 January 2016 at 00:12, Paul Moore <p.f.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > On 2 January 2016 at 13:46, M.-A. Lemburg <m...@egenix.com> wrote: >>> >> I guess the PSF could refund any Github charges incurred to >>> >> remedy the situation. Their smallest plan is USD 7 per month >>> >> and account, so that would mean costs of USD 84 per year and >>> >> committer - this certainly within range of what the PSF can >>> >> provide without problem. >>> > >>> > Alternatively, would it be worth reaching out to Github to ask if they >>> > would be willing to allow an exception? The condition seems intended >>> > to disallow spamming or camping of accounts, which clearly isn't the >>> > case here. >>> > >>> > Note: I have no direct interest in this, as I only use my github >>> > account for personal activities, so the issue doesn't affect me. >>> >>> I use my own GitHub account for both personal projects and for work, >>> but Red Hat's open source contribution policies are probably the most >>> liberal on the planet, so I don't have any need to separate them. >>> >> >> Ditto for me and Microsoft. >> >> >>> >>> However, it's also the case that if an employer is simultaneously: >>> >>> 1. Expecting employees to maintain a clear separation between personal >>> and paid activity on GitHub; and >>> 2. Refusing to pay for dedicated GitHub work accounts for their employees >>> >>> Then there's a contradiction between their expectations and their >>> failure to provide employees with the resources needed to meet those >>> expectations. >>> >> >> I also know of people whose company is being mean to them by saying "we >> expect you to use your single free account for us and it's your problem if >> you want a clean separation because we're too cheap to pay for your own >> account" getting around this by ignoring the ToS restriction. Obviously not >> everyone will feel comfortable doing that, but I have never known anyone to >> have their GitHub account shut down because they had separate work and >> personal accounts that were both on the free tier. >> >> But as MAL said, the PSF could easily cover the fee for a core dev to get >> a paid micro account if someone felt they really wanted it. >> > > _______________________________________________ > python-committers mailing list > python-committers@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers > > -- "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -- Evelyn Beatrice Hall (summarizing Voltaire) "The people's good is the highest law." -- Cicero GPG Key fingerprint: 125F 5C67 DFE9 4084
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