[ProAm]

That makes sense but why cant they tell him that? It's innocent and easy enough to explain and for the user to accept.

[ddebernardy]

Is it too much to ask the article's author to assume the bloody obvious?

> I just want to know why.

I'd wager more than a few people at Github are scratching their heads, wondering if the article's author's IQ is higher than a shoe size.

[dang]

That crosses into personal attack, which is not ok here. Please read https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and don't do this again.

[jperras]

> Is it too much to ask the article's author to assume the bloody obvious?

Their intentions are not obvious to me, and I have asked both publicly and privately (individuals that I know within github).

> wondering if the article's author's IQ is higher than a shoe size.

Wow, really?

[throwaway2048]

or you know, they could tell him why...

[ddebernardy]

The chap is savvy enough to use Github. "Don't feed the troll" isn't just for online forums.