any indication why the prices are different? it's not like they think we won't sniff that out, right?

That's an oversight on Github's part and will end in a TOS change in one of two directions: price parity or complete prohibition of paid services that use GH integrations outside of the marketplace

Ironic that the "hub for open-source projects" could become a walled garden if the latter happens.

> Ironic that the "hub for open-source projects" could become a walled garden if the latter happens.

I would say that the irony occurred when the "hub for open-source projects" is a closed-source platform.

(And I would say that as a paying user of Github that rather loves it.)

Irony is about intentions. Free-for-open is a marketing tactic, pure and simple.

It's different because GH take a cut of any sales via the Marketplace.

People already pay anywhere from 3-10x more for GH than for alternatives like BitBucket. I'm sure plenty will just click on 'buy'.