Just wondering what people are using to meet the 2FA requirement GitHub has been rolling out. I don't love the idea of having an authenticator app installed on my phone just to log into GitHub. And really don't want to give them my phone number just to log in.

Last year, we announced our commitment to require all developers who contribute code on GitHub.com to enable two-factor authentication (2FA)...

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[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Codeberg, or failing that, GitLab, or BitBucket. Allowing MS to control all FLOSS software, means they might probably secretly get consent to use your code for copilot training without respecting licences. I have no idea if this happens, or might in the future, as I ain't reading the terms of service for something I do not use, however, I have little trust for them enough for air on the side of caution.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

I'm gonna keep putting all of my code on github, then. Doing my part to make copilot crash and burn.

[–] StorageB@lemmy.one 1 points 5 months ago

I forgot about Codeberg - I'll look into that and Gitlab as alternatives. Thanks for the suggestions.