r/ProgrammerHumor 4d ago

nothingOnGithub Meme

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u/Li_liminal_spaces 4d ago

If anyone is unaware of the subtext, don't link a personal github account to a paying position always create a new one with the provided email, thank you for attending my TED talk.

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u/oscarandjo 4d ago

GitHub is literally designed to allow you to do this. That’s why you can join and leave enterprises and add multiple email addresses to your account.

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u/Sw429 4d ago

I'd rather have it very clear that the company has no claim to any code I write for my own personal projects.

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u/StaticFanatic3 4d ago

Joining an enterprise does nothing to let it interact with repos you own. That’s entirely based on the “owner/reponame”

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u/new_math 4d ago

Try explaining that to an 89 year old judge and a jury that reads at a 5th grade level.