Ghostty is leaving GitHub
Mitchell Hashimoto, a prominent figure in the open source world known for creating Terraform and Vagrant, has announced his new project will not be hosted on GitHub. In a blog post, he detailed his reasoning, citing concerns over platform risk and a desire for greater control over the project's ecosystem and infrastructure.
MY TAKE
When a developer of Hashimoto's influence deliberately chooses to avoid the de-facto standard platform, it's a signal worth noting. This decision is prompting important discussions about the centralization of open source and the trade-offs between platform convenience and long-term project independence.
Ghostty is leaving GitHub" from Hacker News (https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github) [Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:44:52 +0000]