[bingo-bongo]

> Why is Github enforcing that decision..

Because at the end of the day, Github is responsible for _their_ runners.

If you want full control, install and use your own runners, which flips the responsibility to you.

[goku12]

> If you want full control, install and use your own runners, which flips the responsibility to you.

It's a bit tedious to have to explain that service providers have certain responsibilities and obligations too. Corporate culture has given bigtech a blank cheque to behave the way they want. That aside, based on the way you framed your reply, let me assure you that I don't trust them with even my projects, much less the CI system or their runner. And time and again, they vindicate that decision. I have posted the full argument as a reply to your sibling comment.

[siva7]

I'm still paying for these github runners. There is also some line between fully dictating which versions of languages and packages you are allowed to use and a managed runner that doesn't get in your way like a control freak.