Comment by duttish Comment by duttish 3 days ago 3 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News For me this is the GitHub moat.
Copy Link NewJazz 3 days ago Collapse Comment - It isn't really a moat so much as a loss leader. Travis CI was free back in the day IIRC. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link WCSTombs 3 days ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - So it's a moat that trickles out to the sea and has to be kept filled very expensively.(I'm just keeping the metaphor alive because for me it is the primary blocker, whatever we call it.) Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link bloppe 3 days ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Well if/when GH eliminates the free tier, I'll probably churn. I agree that's the main thing keeping me there. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link WCSTombs 3 days ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - So it's a moat that trickles out to the sea and has to be kept filled very expensively.(I'm just keeping the metaphor alive because for me it is the primary blocker, whatever we call it.) Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link bloppe 3 days ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - Well if/when GH eliminates the free tier, I'll probably churn. I agree that's the main thing keeping me there. Reply View | 0 replies
It isn't really a moat so much as a loss leader. Travis CI was free back in the day IIRC.