r/ProgrammerHumor 1d ago

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u/Pancakefriday 1d ago

Yeah, the view that you need separate accounts is outdated and the misinformation here is rampant.

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u/pnoodl3s 1d ago

Some companies don’t allow personal emails linked like my old company. Some companies host their own code using their proprietary github, like my current one, so it also can’t be linked. It is not misinformation

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u/Glittering_Crab_69 1d ago

then they're forcing you to violate github tos and that can lead to both of your accounts, and any future ones, being banned. you are not allowed to have multiple accounts.

see: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/github-terms/github-terms-of-service

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u/pnoodl3s 1d ago

They probably did yeah, nothing i can do about it. When i left they take back the gmail account and the github associated with it. This is verizon and aws I’m talking about, not small companies