Other Site Policies Github Username Policy (GitHub)

Updated 17 October 2025

This document outlines GitHub's policy regarding usernames, detailing how account names are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and providing guidance for users whose desired names are already taken. It also includes specific policies on trademark violations and prohibits name squatting, warning against reserving or inactively holding account names.

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