[GH-ISSUE #1080] Questions about Copilot + Open Source Software Hierarchy #637

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opened 2026-02-28 00:00:26 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @liaochris on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/1080

Hi! My name is Chris and I'm writing a thesis on Open Source Software. I'm trying to collect/validate my data and I have two questions for the maintainers of this project.

Did maintainers of this project receive free github copilot access on June 2022, as maintainers of popular open source projects? And do project maintainers use Copilot?
The Copilot FAQ says: “GitHub Copilot is free to use for verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open source projects. “
If you don't recall, it might be helpful to check if maintainers are currently eligible (https://github.com/github-copilot/free_signup)
My thesis is especially focused on understanding hierarchical structures. Is there a publicly available list of of individuals in this project with maintain or admin access in this project? I can only back out who has write access by looking at who has merged PRs.

Happy to chat further if you have questions, and thank you for your time! If you don't want to respond, I understand and please feel free to close the issue.

Originally created by @liaochris on GitHub (Mar 25, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/spotipy-dev/spotipy/issues/1080 Hi! My name is Chris and I'm writing a thesis on Open Source Software. I'm trying to collect/validate my data and I have two questions for the maintainers of this project. 1. **Did maintainers of this project receive free github copilot access on June 2022, as maintainers of popular open source projects? And do project maintainers use Copilot?** The Copilot FAQ says: “GitHub Copilot is free to use for verified students, teachers, and maintainers of popular open source projects. “ If you don't recall, it might be helpful to check if maintainers are currently eligible ([https://github.com/github-copilot/free_signup](https://github.com/github-copilot/free_signup)) 2. My thesis is especially focused on understanding hierarchical structures. **Is there a publicly available list of of individuals in this project with maintain or admin access in this project?** I can only back out who has write access by looking at who has merged PRs. Happy to chat further if you have questions, and thank you for your time! If you don't want to respond, I understand and please feel free to close the issue.