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'''GitHub''' is a proprietary developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage, and share their code. It uses Git to provide distributed version control and GitHub itself provides access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project. Headquartered in California, GitHub has been a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]] since 2018.
'''GitHub''' is a proprietary developer platform that allows developers to create, store, manage, and share their code. It uses Git to provide distributed version control and GitHub itself provides access control, bug tracking, software feature requests, task management, continuous integration, and wikis for every project. Headquartered in California, GitHub has been a subsidiary of [[Microsoft]] since 2018.
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*'''Privacy -''' GitHub is owned by [[Microsoft]], raising questions about data usage.
*'''Privacy -''' GitHub is owned by [[Microsoft]], raising questions about data usage.
*'''Transparency -''' While some tools like [https://cli.github.com/ the <code>gh</code> CLI] are open-source<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-03 |title=GitHub’s official command line tool (source Git repository) |url=https://github.com/cli/cli |url-status=live |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=GitHub}}</ref>, the platform itself is closed-source and proprietary.


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
{{Main|link to the main CR Wiki article}}
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
Short summary of the incident (could be the same as the summary preceding the article).
===Example incident two (''date'')===
===More info===
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[https://giveupgithub.org/ "Give Up GitHub"]


==Products==
==Products==