Ghostty left GitHub. Your AI might be next.

This week, Ghostty — the fast terminal emulator — left GitHub . The HN thread hit 3,000+ points and 900+ comments. That's not just a GitHub story. It's a platform dependency story.

The thread title says it all: "GitHub is no longer a place for serious work."

Ghostty's maintainer moved because they didn't trust that GitHub would keep the rules the same. And they were right not to trust blindly. Platforms change. Terms change. Pricing changes.

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