GitHub temporarily bans its co-founder from its platform
In an incident best described as bizarre, GitHub co-founder Chris Wanstrath "defunkt" has been banned from the developer platform he created. He also revealed that he might be moving all his code to rival BitBucket, owned by Atlassian Corporation Plc.
On Tuesday, Wanstrath took to X to express his shock and dismay at being banned from the Microsoft Corp.-owned GitHub, a platform he co-founded. He also mentioned his intention to move all his code to BitBucket, another popular version control repository hosting service.
Given Wanstrath’s prominent role in creating and developing GitHub, the tweet has stirred up significant conversation in the tech community. The reasons behind the ban however remain unclear. Wanstrath too revealed that he was not provided with an explanation.
GitHub COO Kyle Daigle jumped into action quickly, unbanning Wanstrath's account. While Daigle did not immediately say what went wrong, he pointed to a possible issue with GitHub's automation systems.
"You’re 100% unsuspended now. I’m working with our Trust & Safety team to understand what went wrong with our automations and I’m incredibly sorry for the trouble. GitHub loves @defunkt!" Kyle wrote.
This unprecedented development comes at a time when GitHub is widely used by developers for coding, collaboration, and version control.
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