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Since theres been some confusion with dates

In 2016 github made site side searching login only and hid the search bar if you werent logged in. This didnt include searching within a repository so that could still be done, just not all repositories

This year was the change being referred to in this link which made repository level searching require logging in

Blog post: https://github.blog/changelog/2023-06-07-code-search-now-requires-login/

  • agilob
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    Fantastic way to start a shitstorm. You people don’t even use search function logged out, because if you did, you would know they changed it in 2016. Microsoft has nothing to do with it.

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11321623

    • MacOP
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      10 months ago

      searching across all of github was made to be logged in then

      repository level searching though is relatively recent. Heres the blog post about the change dated in June this year https://github.blog/changelog/2023-06-07-code-search-now-requires-login/

      This comment by an employee in the thread also calls out it was in 2023 and links to the blog post

      • agilob
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        Heres the blog post about the change dated in June this year

        Half year too late for that outrage anyway :)

    • The Hobbyist
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      I have been able to search logged out within a repository, up to this year. I think what you are referring to is search across all repositories. That was indeed disables a while ago. But things did change this year, unfortunately. So yes there is a legitimate and new issue… Once more.

    • @[email protected]
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      Oh is that why I can’t seem to figure out where the damn search function is anymore? That’s legit been driving me nuts for a few years.

    • @mark
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      10 months ago

      This is helpful. Thanks. Didnt even realize it. No need to use something to point out how its not a good look. It’s still good to bring more awareness around how sites like Github are becoming a more of walled gardens. I agree with everything else you said though.

    • @onlinepersona
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      It’s not new, but it’s possible that this is the first ticket created to discuss it. I don’t search github using their shitty search anymore anyway: Long live https://sourcegraph.com/