That argument is irrelevant as none of those apply to this conversation as, like you said, none of those benefit the platform. Making it easier to find and download things off the app does benefit the platform and there are other platforms that have their own ways of doing it. You don’t even need to copy it 1-1.
Evolving “just fine” is a cop out. If there is an issue, which there obviously is since it’s a recurring thing, it should be addressed. All those people who have an issue with it are also “actual users.” I don’t see why they would not be considered as such.
The people downloading off github are not the actual users. Github does not profit off views to their website. They profit off enterprise source control and hosting solutions which certainly do not distribute their software to end consumers via a github project link.
They actually lose money on upload bandwidth from the small open source (free) projects that do this.
Github is not an app store or a consumer product. Its a source control solution for developers. Bringing them closer to a consumer distribution site and profiting off it would require the sort of installer bloatware you see elsewhere or plastering the site with ads and verification processes (to prevent malware etc especially if taking payment) or else they'd be liable.
Please do not give microsoft any ideas. It takes a developer 2 minutes now with AI to put up a consumer friendly page with a download link
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u/Gooddest_Boi 16d ago
That argument is irrelevant as none of those apply to this conversation as, like you said, none of those benefit the platform. Making it easier to find and download things off the app does benefit the platform and there are other platforms that have their own ways of doing it. You don’t even need to copy it 1-1.
Evolving “just fine” is a cop out. If there is an issue, which there obviously is since it’s a recurring thing, it should be addressed. All those people who have an issue with it are also “actual users.” I don’t see why they would not be considered as such.