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Ask HN: Have you authored a GitHub Repo?

by thedevindevops on 8/4/22, 3:02 PM with 2 comments

I know a lot of members have contributed to repos but I'm wondering if this community authors many open source projects? (and would like to show it off)

  • by WillAdams on 8/4/22, 3:04 PM

    Well, w/ the aid of gitbook.com, pretty literally authored:

    https://willadams.gitbook.io/design-into-3d/

    which is an attempt to document how to make projects such as boxes w/ joinery on a CNC.

    and there's somewhere on GitHub where the underlying files are stored/referenced from -- does that count?

  • by IceMetalPunk on 8/4/22, 6:24 PM

    Kind of, yes and no? I have many (probably too many) repos, and while none of them are explicitly open-source, I've never really cared if anyone wanted to fork or contribute to any of my projects. That said, I also know myself well enough to know I will abandon most of my personal projects, so I don't really advertise or market them unless they come close to fruition first, so... shrug