Ghostty Leaves GitHub: What My Usage Logs Say About Devs' Real Dependency on Microsoft Platforms
The article examines the growing dependency of open source projects on GitHub, using the author's analysis of their own projects' reliance on Microsoft-owned platforms as a case study. It argues that convenience from integrated tools like GitHub Actions, Pages, and Releases has led to systemic concentration risks in the developer ecosystem. The departure of Ghostty from GitHub is presented not as a protest, but as a warning about over-reliance on a single corporate-controlled infrastructure.
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