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by consumer451 432 days ago
> I realized my GitHub repository was public, which was not my intention at all before launching the project.

I'm sorry, but aren't GitHub repos private by default?

edit: see down-thread, but they are private by default in GitHub Desktop, which is what I have used to create new repos for years. However, they are public by default on github.com.
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watermelon0 432 days ago
Personal repositories are public by default, and for organizations you can change the default visibility (default one might be private, not sure about that).
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consumer451 432 days ago
Oh wow, I just tested this and found the source of my confusion.

I'm know it's not cool, but I have used GitHub Desktop all the time, for years. In the GitHub Desktop app, my new personal repos are private by default.

However, on the github.com, they are public by default.

That seems a bit weird, and a dangerous place for inconsistency. I certainly prefer the private by default behavior. I would love to know the PM lore about this difference.

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