Oh, I'm glad they did respond :-) In fact, I actually think that if they hadn't responded they would be seeing an exodus of projects.
Given that the issues being highlighted in that letter are long standing though, I don't think it would have been hasty to say that they appreciate the feedback and they are reviewing.
It's great of course that they responded on HN. But the fact that they only responded on HN and had no way of responding on their own site is... a bit embarrassing actually! At least I sort of feel that they should feel that way.
I actually pay for their lowest monthly tier as my needs are very limited. I largely like GitHub and will stick with them, but they just have to do something about their community engagement. If they don't, then someone is going to eat their lunch!
edit: kind of surprised at how some are responding to my comment - what did I say that was so wrong? I'm genuinely curious - it's not just me saying and thinking this, after all!
Given that the issues being highlighted in that letter are long standing though, I don't think it would have been hasty to say that they appreciate the feedback and they are reviewing.
It's great of course that they responded on HN. But the fact that they only responded on HN and had no way of responding on their own site is... a bit embarrassing actually! At least I sort of feel that they should feel that way.
I actually pay for their lowest monthly tier as my needs are very limited. I largely like GitHub and will stick with them, but they just have to do something about their community engagement. If they don't, then someone is going to eat their lunch!
edit: kind of surprised at how some are responding to my comment - what did I say that was so wrong? I'm genuinely curious - it's not just me saying and thinking this, after all!