<![CDATA[Heads up GitHub users.]]>Heads up GitHub users. You have less than a month left to opt out of "Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training".

"On April 24 we'll start using GitHub Copilot interaction data for AI model training unless you opt out." https://github.com/settings/copilot/features

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e8c29b59-43ca-48f9-98b7-211d62b1fa68/heads-up-github-users.RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 13:59:09 GMTSun, 05 Apr 2026 14:12:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:15 GMT]]>@elduvelle @lf_araujo @JoeSondow @dalias the sad part being, if I'm recalling it well, that all the code hosted there (in public repos1) is already being used to train the dataset.

1 they mentioned "publicly accessible repositories" two years ago, which means they weren't filtering the licenses. Also, I have found at the time, they suggested data that weren't available in any public repositories. I'm guessing they were also using some private repositories as well.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/orange_lux/statuses/116412856136363303https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/orange_lux/statuses/116412856136363303Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:00:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:20:03 GMT]]>@Miss_Anna @JoeSondow@dice.camp This actually works.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://transfem.social/notes/aks9suqi3b5v000ghttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://transfem.social/notes/aks9suqi3b5v000gTue, 07 Apr 2026 14:20:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:03:16 GMT]]>@JoeSondow Thank you.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.ordinal.garden/users/t36s/statuses/116359076045253761https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.ordinal.garden/users/t36s/statuses/116359076045253761Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:03:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:42:45 GMT]]>@JoeSondow I pulled my github and all development files that I had there of any kind and now host them locally. Git is kind of a brilliant tool, but GitHub is not. Just turning off or opting out of being misused is not enough because they don't always honor your choices..

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/wpeckham/statuses/116358523461753635https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/wpeckham/statuses/116358523461753635Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:42:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:31:07 GMT]]>@JoeSondow@dice.camp Make several accounts, allow their AI to train from the data, poison pill the data, ruin the AI.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://transfem.social/notes/akqobrddyr5n0004https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://transfem.social/notes/akqobrddyr5n0004Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:31:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:41:55 GMT]]>@castaway as I only found it on the third look, on that page you want to find the text “Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training”, and it looks like this, towards the bottom.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/benjohn/statuses/116357104630921173https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/benjohn/statuses/116357104630921173Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:41:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:29:56 GMT]]>@elduvelle @byteborg @JoeSondow @cstross Codeberg is very similar to GitHub, whereas GitLab feels disorienting in terms of UI

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/simran/statuses/116355170070345127https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/simran/statuses/116355170070345127Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:29:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:48:00 GMT]]>@elduvelle Codeberg is much simpler. I mpstly use command line git. Check the docs at codeberg.org, perhaps you'll find what you need.
@JoeSondow @cstross

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/byteborg/statuses/116354769243631823https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/byteborg/statuses/116354769243631823Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:48:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:11:41 GMT]]>@Larvitz Ive been using GitLab for my personal stuff but I did not know about Codeberg. Thanks!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/JoeSondow/statuses/116354626464770644https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/JoeSondow/statuses/116354626464770644Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:11:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:49:37 GMT]]>@byteborg @JoeSondow @cstross
is Codeberg much different from Github in terms of functions, interface etc.? I mostly mean, is it as easy / convenient to use?
anyone knows if there is a version of github desktop for Codeberg?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116354539673182084https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116354539673182084Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:49:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:44:52 GMT]]>@lf_araujo @JoeSondow
also to comment on @dalias 's earlier answer (same source):

"From April 24 onward, interaction data—specifically inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context—from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users will be used to train and improve our AI models unless they opt out."

-> I believe this means if you are not part of these Copilot user groups then, indeed, they do not use your data to train Copilot.. for now at least..

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116354521005569188https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116354521005569188Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:44:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:42:54 GMT]]>@elduvelle @JoeSondow Thank you!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lf_araujo/statuses/116354513297566841https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lf_araujo/statuses/116354513297566841Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:42:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:41:47 GMT]]>@lf_araujo @JoeSondow

there is a blog post with some details about it here:
https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/updates-to-github-copilot-interaction-data-usage-policy/
specifically:

"This program does not use:

  • Interaction data from Copilot Business, Copilot Enterprise, or enterprise-owned repositories
  • Interaction data from users who opt out of model training in their Copilot settings
  • Content from your issues, discussions, or private repositories at rest. We use the phrase “at rest” deliberately because Copilot does process code from private repositories when you are actively using Copilot. This interaction data is required to run the service and could be used for model training unless you opt out.

(emphasis mine..)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116354508911613765https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/elduvelle/statuses/116354508911613765Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:41:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:36:00 GMT]]>@JoeSondow @elduvelle Is this for public and private repos?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lf_araujo/statuses/116354486145713059https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lf_araujo/statuses/116354486145713059Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:36:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:52:11 GMT]]>@JoeSondow

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/gub/statuses/116354313836297284https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/gub/statuses/116354313836297284Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:52:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:46:50 GMT]]>@benjohn the setting is directly on the page Joe linked to

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/castaway/statuses/116354292838630672https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/castaway/statuses/116354292838630672Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:46:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:41:38 GMT]]>@JoeSondow is it possible to provide a direct link?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/benjohn/statuses/116354036419058261https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/benjohn/statuses/116354036419058261Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:50:28 GMT]]>@Argonel @Larvitz @JoeSondow When I push to github, it's like a type of backup, so I always worry about what's left behind. My gitIgnore needs backup too, so I copy that to недотепа.ru for safekeeping. We should all do that, until it becomes automatic for everyone.

Also someone should register недотепа.ru to see how many credentials you can aquire.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/AlexsandraSmart/statuses/116353599330178692https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/AlexsandraSmart/statuses/116353599330178692Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:50:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:26:23 GMT]]>@Larvitz @JoeSondow have you considered updating the git hub repo to include extra bugs in the code and poison the well for the AI?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/Argonel/statuses/116353032746865667https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dice.camp/users/Argonel/statuses/116353032746865667Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:26:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:12:19 GMT]]>@JoeSondow already moved my code out of GitHub.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rogersm/statuses/116352977409181016https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rogersm/statuses/116352977409181016Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:12:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:35:00 GMT]]>@JoeSondow i migrated all of my repos to Codeberg. Bye bye Github.
@cstross

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/byteborg/statuses/116352594770289807https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/byteborg/statuses/116352594770289807Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:35:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:32:27 GMT]]>@JoeSondow Moved all my repos over to Codeberg in the past 12 months.. Seems, this is a good opportinity to delete my Github account entirely 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://burningboard.net/users/Larvitz/statuses/116352584715104212https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://burningboard.net/users/Larvitz/statuses/116352584715104212Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:32:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Heads up GitHub users. on Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:24:38 GMT]]>@JoeSondow This is *Copilot* interaction. AFAICT that is "nothing" unless you're using Copylot. But best to be safe and click the opt-out anyway.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116352554041148057https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/dalias/statuses/116352554041148057Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:24:38 GMT