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djur on Feb 1, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tell HN: GitHub will delete your private repo if y...

I'm saying that GitHub consistently does not allow you to control access to a private fork. The original owners retain control.

kitkat_new on Feb 1, 2023 [–]

how does this consistency manifest itself?

what about when the original owner publishes his repository? he doesn't control the visibility of the fork, does he?

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