Ever since they became a standard offering on a free tier, private GitHub repositories have become popular with developers. However, many developers become ...

Until now, the most compelling reason to opt into the GitHub Pro paid product was because it enabled you to create a private repository. Developers could use GitHub's free offering -- with a ...

This announcement comes courtesy of TheNextWeb.com, which admits it broke Microsoft's embargo on the news a day early. Microsoft will formally announce this change in strategy on January 8, according ...

GitHub is by far the most popular way to build and share software. That said, one weakness of the platform is that it limits who can create private repositories – that is, software projects that ...

News briefs for January 8, 2019. GitHub's CEO Nat Friedman yesterday announced that free accounts now can create private repositories (previously only paid accounts could have private repositories).

The significant change to GitHub announced today by CEO Nat Friedman might be the first major change since Microsoft bought the company last year: free accounts can now create private repositories.

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