GitHub shouldn't be a dependency for publishing Rust on crates.io

The lead

GitHub shouldn't be a dependency for publishing Rust on crates.io is a developing story worth watching.

Why it matters

The force of this story is not in the headline but in the decisions it will force across the github, shouldn, dependency, publishing, rust landscape.

What sits behind it

The landscape around github, shouldn, dependency, publishing, rust has been shifting for some time, and Hacker News places this development within that longer trajectory.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Our take

Signal Ledger treats github shouldn't be a dependency for publishing rust on crates.io as a pulse in a longer signal; the pattern matters more than the single beat.