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HOW GITHUB GAVE EVERY REPOSITORY A DURABLE OWNER

github.blog9 min read

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GitHub established mandatory repository ownership using custom properties, archiving over 8,000 unowned repositories out of 14,000 within 45 days while building safeguards like notification fallbacks and low watermarks to prevent erroneous mass archival.