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GitHub Codespaces

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GitHub Codespaces provides instant, cloud-based development environments that are fully configured and secure. It allows developers to code from any device, onboard faster, and fix bugs directly from pull requests, integrating seamlessly with the GitHub platform for collaborative coding.

Features
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Must Have

4 of 5

Bleeding-Edge Project Incubator

Community-Driven Funding Platform

Rapid Prototype Development

Open Contributor Network

Modular Project Portfolio

Other

3 of 10

Cognitive Engine Scaffold (Cogent)

Blueprint Repository

Communication and Outreach Channels

Universal Language Model (ULM)

Decentralized Personal AI Network (Entwood)

Orbital Waste Collection System (C.O.W.S)

Industrial Hemp Materials Lab (Hemp the World)

Vision and Mission Framework

Pitch and Funding Calls

Strategic Roadmap Publishing

Pricing
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Free

$0.00 monthly
  • Unlimited public/private repositories
  • Dependabot security and version updates
  • 2,000 CI/CD minutes/month (Free for public repositories)
  • 500MB of Packages storage (Free for public repositories)
  • Issues & Projects
  • Community support
  • Limited GitHub Codespaces spend
  • Limited GitHub Actions minutes
  • Limited GitHub Packages storage

Team

$4.00 per user
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  • Everything included in Free
  • Access to GitHub Codespaces
  • Repository rules
  • Multiple reviewers in pull requests
  • Draft pull requests
  • Code owners
  • Required reviewers
  • Pages and Wikis
  • Environment deployment branches and secrets
  • 3,000 CI/CD minutes/month (Free for public repositories)
  • 2GB of Packages storage (Free for public repositories)
  • Web-based support

Enterprise

$21.00 per user
  • Everything included in Team
  • Data residency
  • Enterprise Managed Users
  • User provisioning through SCIM
  • Enterprise Account to centrally manage multiple organizations
  • Environment protection rules
  • Repository rules
  • Audit Log API
  • SOC1, SOC2, type 2 reports annually
  • FedRAMP Tailored Authority to Operate (ATO)
  • SAML single sign-on
  • Advanced auditing
  • GitHub Connect
  • 50,000 CI/CD minutes/month (Free for public repositories)
  • 50GB of Packages storage (Free for public repositories)
Rationale

GitHub, through its various offerings like Codespaces, Sponsors, and Copilot, aligns with several features of a decentralized think tank and R&D platform. GitHub Codespaces provides instant development environments, facilitating rapid prototype development. GitHub Sponsors acts as a community-driven funding platform for open-source projects and developers. The entire GitHub platform serves as an open contributor network and a blueprint repository for code and projects. GitHub Copilot, an AI pair programmer, can be seen as a form of cognitive engine scaffold, assisting in code generation and problem-solving. While GitHub is not explicitly a 'think tank' in the traditional sense, its ecosystem fosters innovation and the development of bleeding-edge projects through its vast user base and tools.