Github should focus on getting their core offerings in shape first.
I stopped using GH actions when I ran into this issue: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/151956#discuss...
That was almost a year ago and to this date I still get updates of people falling into the same issue.
Ah, the critical problem dilemma. Some percentage of free users become paid users, but the free users take up an unreasonable amount of your time/energy/support.
The solution seems simple. Buy their product.
I don't follow, we pay them for the actions and everything and still ran into this issue.
That's why it's an issue.
What's the issue, as you see it?
I've quoted the response on that ticket below. Is there something you disagree with? The "issue" is that usage exceeds the amount that's been paid. The solution sounds pretty simple: pay for your usage. Is your experience different somehow?
> If usage is exceeded, you need to add a payment method and set a spending limit (you can even set it to $0 if you don’t want to allow extra charges).
> If you don’t want to add billing, you’ll need to wait until your monthly quota resets (on the first day of the next month).
Edit: also, one of the other comments says this:
> If you’re experiencing this issue, there are two primary potential causes:
> Your billing information is incorrect. Please update your payment method and ensure your billing address is correct.
> You have a budget set for Actions that is preventing additional spend. Refer to Billing & Licensing > Budgets.
> The solution seems simple. Buy their product.
Buying half baked software would probably encourage this. Quarter baked software!
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I've been a paying Github user for years now, and as an open source maintainer who uses Github Actions, I'm annoyed that my money has been funding AI bullshit instead of fixes and improvements for their core offering.
"In shape" in what sense? This is just hitting the limits of a free account, and the message clearly states that.
> people falling into the same issue.
Every SaaS provider with a free tier has this issue. How do you suggest it should be addressed?
Well, this behavior makes sense. They're a bluechip trying to maintain the illusion that theyre a growth stock juuuust a little bit longer.
This reminds me slightly of some copilot nonsense I get. I don’t use copilot. Every few days when I’m on the GitHub homepage the copilot chat input (which I don’t want on my homepage anyway) tells me it’s disabled because I’ve used up my monthly limit of copilot.
I literally do not use it, and no my account isn’t compromised. Trying to trick people into paying? Seems cartoonishly stupid but…