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How GitHub gave every repository a durable owner

Thursday, July 9, 2026Michael RecachinasView original

GitHub had over 14,000 repositories. Fewer than half had clear ownership. Here's how we gave every active repository a validated owner in under 45 days, archived the rest, and made ownership the foundation for everything that followed.

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