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Github do not ban us from open source world :iran:

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Github Must Be a Free Platform

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Introduction

Github was a free platform for everyone since many years ago, but it has decided to restrict Iranian accounts. We believe living in a country is not a choice that you have, but being a developer and contributing to the open-source community is a choice. Github has restricted us from our freedom to contribute and being part of the open-source ecosystem because we are living in Iran.

Github blocked our private repositories without warning us, and now we have no access to our codes.

People should not be judged based on their living country. Github might decide to restrict a government, but it should not ban its active and loyal users without any prior caution.

I think having a simple Github page is a basic right for users. Don't make us leave the open-source community.

Open-source projects made by Iranian developers

Some examples of open-source projects created by Iranian developers:

https://github.com/usablica/intro.js

https://github.com/lebab/lebab

https://github.com/saeedalipoor/icono

https://github.com/morteza/bootstrap-rtl

https://github.com/ilius/pyglossary

https://github.com/sasanrose/phpredmin

https://github.com/ahmdrz/goinsta

https://github.com/persepolisdm/persepolis

https://github.com/sepandhaghighi/pycm

https://github.com/sepandhaghighi/art

https://github.com/imaNNeoFighT/fl_chart

You can find the full list here.

Note for GitHub

Please let us get a backup from our private repository before disabling them.

How you can help us

You can spread the message everywhere you can, and keep the Free Software "as in Free speech". You can:

  • Star and share this repo on social platforms with #githubForEveryone.
  • Add a folder with your username in "together" folder.
  • Write a piece of code that prints "Github is for everyone" (in any language you wish).
  • Create a pull request.
  • Add your name and your country to the supporters section.

Further Readings

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