<p>As such, we're speaking first to the hiring managers, community leaders,

and those in other positions of power that encourage the use of GitHub to new

contributors and existing communities. Once someone in power makes the choice

to host a project on GitHub, the individual contributors have little choice

but to use these proprietary and damaging products. If you are making

decisions or have political power within your community and/or employer, we

urge you to use your power to center community efforts through FOSS platforms

rather than GitHub.  If you're an individual contributor who feels powerless

to leave GitHub, read our (growing) list of recommendations below on how to

take the first steps.</p>

<p>Long term, we'll develop this stable URL (that can always be reached

by <a href="https://GiveUpGitHub.org">GiveUpGitHub.org</a>) to include links

to resources to help everyone — from the most privileged developer to

newcomers and members of underrepresented groups in FOSS — to give up

on GitHub.  If you don't feel that you or your project can yet leave GitHub,

we ask that you raise awareness

by <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/docs/SupportGiveUpGitHub-README-snippet.md">adding

this section to your README.md</a> to share your concerns about GitHub with

your users.  If you're ready to leave GitHub, you

can <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/docs/GiveUpGitHub-README.md">use this

README.md template</a> to replace your current one.</p>