Ask HN: Do you use an alias for OSS contributions?

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Just curious how people contribute to open source projects which you don't really want your personal identity linked to. There's a few projects I'd like to submit contributions to, but I also don't want it to show up to prospective employers in the future. Does anyone use an alias for this kind of thing? And how do you go about setting up git/github/etc. to easily swap identities?

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I use an alias for everything. You don't think that Jethro Nethro is my real name, do you? :-)

When you config git you set your email and name. You can change the config per git repo, so first thing first make sure all the repo you want with your alias are set up correctly. This way you don't leak your info via commit.

As for Github I think the easiest way would be to use two browsers? Or two profiles if you use Chrome.

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