No, but think of it this way-- creating good bug reports is a valuable type of contribution for open source projects. If you aren't able to fix the issue yourself then it is still appreciated to take the time to write up a good bug report (describe the issue, the expected result, the actual result, and steps to reproduce). So don't let a free account stand in your way π
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except the free account on github is lots of work and needs your data. 2FA is required. it's why i deleted my account a while ago. it's just not worth maintaining it any more.
Surely 2FA being required is a good thing?
for devs, yes, but for reporters? maybe make it optional
Fair, maybe they could make it a requirement only if you have a repository.
You can use passkeys. 2fa can be done with password managers like 1password.
No, but accounts are free and it's easy to sign up.
It is not easy for privacy-conscious users in my experience. They have gone back and forth multiple times on banning registration/login via tor. And whether it's tor or a common VPN provider, they often will immediately ban you upon first login. Many common private email providers are also blocked. Plus for people that don't want to give anything to Microsoft or their AI training in the first place, it's already a non-starter.
It's still relatively easy to sign up for a major email provider anonymously.
You don't need to access it through Tor or a VPN to maintain anonymity.
Plus for people that donβt want to give anything to Microsoft or their AI training in the first place, itβs already a non-starter.
The question was about creating an issue. That's going into the AI whether you logged in or not.
Itβs still relatively easy to sign up for a major email provider anonymously.
In my experience, it is actually impossible. Either you get blocked (IP/ASN ban, endless captchas) or it requires SMS confirmation. I have not been able to sign up for any major email provider anonymously. I'm pretty sure that's by design.
Last I tried Outlook/Office.com/whatever it is now was still possible. Obviously don't use a VPN etc.
Or just get a burner phone of you're really that paranoid.
Obviously donβt use a VPN
To me this kinda defeats the point of being privacy-conscious.
Why? There's privacy conscious and then paranoid. Using a VPN to sign up to an email provider you're using to sign up for another website is definitely the latter. What do you think is going to happen?
I know that my ISP sells my data to third parties, so I prefer not to give it to them willingly. I don't consider that paranoid.
Writing a quality bug report is almost certainly more effort than signing up for github.
This is a good question: submitting a bug report should be feasible without maintaining an account at GitHub (other issue trackers manage it just fine with only existing email communication, for example).
Unfortunately, GitHub, like so many other centralised platforms that assume they're the centre of the world, expects you to create and maintain a personal identity special to GitHub, in order to submit a bug report at all.