Ask HN: Is GitHub preparing to go behind a login wall?

A Hacker News user has raised concerns that GitHub may be moving toward requiring login for certain features. They noticed that the stargazers information page for their open-source project no longer works for non-logged-in visitors, and they speculate GitHub might follow LinkedIn's model of restricting access to registered users only. It's unclear whether this represents a platform-wide policy change or an isolated glitch.

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